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ReneOh, dude, that would be the British East India Company during the Boston Tea Party. Like, they tried to sneak in some tea without paying taxes, but those rebellious colonists were like, "No way, José!" and dumped it all into the harbor. So yeah, not the best business move for the East India Company.
The British East India Company couldn't make a profit on smuggled tea due to the Tea Act of 1773, which granted the company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. The act allowed the company to sell tea directly to the colonies, bypassing colonial merchants and reducing the price of tea. However, this led to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, where colonists protested the monopoly and high taxes on tea by dumping the East India Company's tea into Boston Harbor.
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Why did the colonists have trouble getting financial support and supplies from Europian countries?
They really didn’t have problems. The British passed trade laws but the colonies went around those and smuggled in things. One of the problems was when the British lowered the tea tax that made the smuggled Dutch tea higher in cost. The Boston Tea Party was the final result.
What happen during the Tea Act?
Comapny to sell tea below the price of the smuggled tea. Boston Tea Party - 1773, Samuel Adams led patriots ships disguised as Indians and raid of British ships dumped the loads of tea in to the Boston Harbor
What was the name of the radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?
Son's of Liberty. They were formed by Adams who was one of the biggest smugglers in the colonies. The British LOWERED the tea tax which made the smuggled Dutch tea higher in price than the English. The smugglers were protecting their business and income when they threw the tea in the harbor.
What were the sons of liberty and what did they do?
The sons of liberty were patriots who would revolt against British tax laws and they were the ones who were tar and feathering tax collectors and loyalists. Some of the sons of liberty were Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and others.
What side did Samuel Adams favor?
First and foremost Adams was a revolutionary. He organized the Sons of Liberty and was one of the biggest smugglers in the colonies and it was his idea to toss British tea into Boston Harbor because the tax on tea had been lowered. This made the Dutch tea he smuggled into the colonies higher in price and was costing him money. He was the cousin of John Adams who was very much involved with the Declaration of Independence and the war. Hamilton was the money man for the Sons of Liberty and Adams was the organizer.
