they dumped the tea in the river and boycotted, then war happened
Boycotted it
The Boston Tea Party and the colonists boycotted tea and angry mobs broke out resisting the act.
Colonial merchants immediately called for a new boycott of British goods.
Navigation acts, taxation acts (stamp act, tea act) , decloratory acts,
The Tea Act of 1773 allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, effectively undercutting colonial merchants by eliminating their role as middlemen. This led to widespread resentment among colonial merchants who felt threatened by the monopoly granted to the company. The act sparked protests, culminating in events like the Boston Tea Party, where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in defiance of the law. Ultimately, it intensified colonial opposition to British taxation and governance.
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The Tea Act.
It was a big deal, and that's when they started thinking that they would either need some changes or they should have a revolution.
Boycotted it
The colonial reaction to the sugar act was smuggling sugar and molasses.
The Tea Act.
The colonial boycott of tea seriously hurt the company!
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Colonial tea merchants had more reason to resist the tea act. The new law allowed the East Indian company to sell tea directly to the colonial shopkeepers at lower prices than the merchants, without being taxed, and the merchants lost a lot of money.
The Boston Tea Party and the colonists boycotted tea and angry mobs broke out resisting the act.
Colonial merchants immediately called for a new boycott of British goods.