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The Boston Tea Party was primarily a protest against the Tea Act of 1773, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, effectively undercutting local merchants. Additionally, it was a reaction to the broader issue of "taxation without representation," as colonists were frustrated by being taxed by a Parliament in which they had no elected representatives. This act of defiance became a significant catalyst for the American Revolution.

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