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The American colonists had objected to the Townshend Act taxes, which resulted in the Boston Massacre. The reason for the colonists' anger was that they felt that under British law, they were supposed to be able to vote in Parliament's elections if they are being taxed. Since they were not allowed to vote, they felt the Townshend taxes were illegal.
After the Massacre, Parliament wanted to repeal all of the Townshend Act taxes. The Prime Minister at the time, Lord North, wanted to keep the tax on tea as proof that Parliament did have the right to raise taxes on the colonists, despite their lack of voting rights.
Remember, British (and American) law is largely based on "precedent"- when laws are reviewed, the courts look at history to see how things were done before, and try to keep the laws the same- "this is how it worked then, so it's how it works now too." By keeping the tea tax on the books, if Parliament passed a colonial tax later and it was reviewed by the courts, the government could point to the tea tax as proof of the precedent.
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Why did parlianment decide to keep the tax on tea?
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What was the only tax on the colonies upheld by Parliament after the Boston Massacre?
tea was the only tax
Why did Parliament decide keep the tax on tea?
They wanted to show that they still had the right to collect taxes in America and they needed money from the loss of money in the French and Indian War.In order to make a profit from the Colonies, although they knew the Colonists were opposed to External Taxes
Why did parliament decide to keep the tax tea?
They wanted to show that they still had the right to collect taxes in America and they needed money from the loss of money in the French and Indian War.In order to make a profit from the Colonies, although they knew the Colonists were opposed to External Taxes
Why did the British keep the tax in tea?
The Parliament kept the tax on tea as a symbol of its authority over America. For a brief period both sides seemed to back away from active confrontation. But unrest and discontent in the colonies continued to simmer.
Why did Parliament insist on keeping a small tax on tea?
So he could smoke it and get hi
What incident led parliament to withdraw nearly all of the Townsend Acts?
The Boston Massacre in 1770 prompted Parliament to repeal most of the Townshend acts except for the tax on tea.
Why did the Parliament keep the tax on the tea act?
The British East Indian Company was in big trouble financially. All they had left worth anything was a lot of tea they wanted to unload in America. Americans could not buy tea except from Britain and British companies. So they forced the tea on American colonies. Tax was very miniscule but Britain wanted to show that the Colonies were still subject to the rule of Parliment. So the tax was placed on tea. Tea was cheap and tax neglible. However the principle of the tax made radical Colonists angry.
What role did parliament play in the events led to the Boston tea pparty?
They raised the tax on tea for the colonies shipped in from India. What most people do not know is that the tax for tea shipped in from India was higher than the tax shipped to England even though England is closer than the Americas.
How did the colonist avoid buying the tea from England?
Taxes. That is the textbook answer. The colonists were angry that Britain had imposed a tax on tea. The correct answer is more complex. The Boston Tea Party actually occurred when the British Parliament ended the tax on tea. Tea merchants and other businessmen were angry that the tax had ended, making tea they had smuggled in less valuable.
Why did parliament repeal the tea tax?
They wanted to show that it still had the right to collect taxes in America.
Why did parliament keep the tax on tea?
The British wanted to tax the Americans because they wanted to give money to the king and make Britain richer.
