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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 colonists protested the passage of the Tea Act. One infamous event was the Boston Tea Party, in which protesters destroyed a shipment of tea.
it was in 1773
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The Tea Act of 1773 gave British tea companies a hegemony over all the American tea trade. The Tea Act was created to provide protection for the British East India Tea Company, which was struggling against competition, as well as a way to tax the colonists.