If u mean the Boston tea party it was because of tea tax. If you mean the tax on tea it was to pay off debts from the French and Indian war
The tea act was a tax on all tea in the colonies. It was made to help pay for the French and Indian war.
The tea act(act that made tea have taxes) caused the Boston Tea Party(hundreds of colonists throw British tea into the ocean.)
The tea act
Tea Act. Actually, the act didn't raise the cost of the tea to colonies ( as many people think) it lowered the cost of the tea. The colonist got upset because it would mean the Dutch tea they smuggled in would cost more than the British tea. They saw themselves loosing money and business.
the tea act was written because of history
the stamp act was to tax on any paper items from the postal services such as stamps and the tea act was the tax on tea so people would have to pay for the tea
The colonist and the East India Tea Company were the main character in the Tea Act
to sell tea
The tea act was the act of the American colonists rebelling against the British for taxation without representation on tea, it was also an act of freedom from Britain.
The Tea Act ended right after the Boston Tea Party(December 16, 1773).
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773.