the tea act did not get passed during the civil war
The Tea Act was passed in 1773, before the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tea act, as tea smugglers and merchants were afraid cheap tea would put them out of business. Since it was the reason for the Boston Tea Party, it could not be a punishment for Massachusetts.
The tea act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773
Hoping to help the British East Indian company out of it's financial problems, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.
The British reacted by closing the Boston Harbor so anyone and anything could not get out or in.
AnswerThe Intolerable act was passed.
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773.
The Tea Act was passed in 1773, before the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tea act, as tea smugglers and merchants were afraid cheap tea would put them out of business. Since it was the reason for the Boston Tea Party, it could not be a punishment for Massachusetts.
The tea act was passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773.
The tea act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773
Hoping to help the British East Indian company out of it's financial problems, Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773.
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 east India company was going bankrupt
it was in 1773
The British reacted by closing the Boston Harbor so anyone and anything could not get out or in.
AnswerThe Intolerable act was passed.
It was passed by Parliament in the year of 1773.
The Boston Tea Party was to show the American's disagreement to the taxation of tea. However, it was actually a misunderstanding. It took place after the Tea Act was passed. The Tea Act stated that all taxes on tea, the only remaining tax, shall be removed. However, because of all the acts before, colonists thought this was another act to make them miserable.