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The Tea Act ended a number of restrictions but retained the monopoly on shipping tea to the colonies. Only the British East India Company could ship tea to the colonies. Parliament and the King insisted on showing they were still all powerful. So, the objection was more a power struggle than anything else.
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JudyThe Tea Act ended a number of restrictions but retained the monopoly on shipping tea to the colonies. Only the British East India Company could ship tea to the colonies. Parliament and the King insisted on showing they were still all powerful. So, the objection was more a power struggle than anything else.
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What act is before the Tea Act?
The tea act was a tax on all tea in the colonies. It was made to help pay for the French and Indian war.
What is the stap act?
The Stamp Act was a tax that the British put on imports of Tea to the American colonies. It was one of the reasons for the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
Why did the british think that the tea act would be accepted?
I don't think they did. They wanted to get as much money from the colonies as possible.
What did the Tea Act state?
Actually, nothing was taxed by the Tea Act. It permitted the East India Tea Company to ship tea directly from China to the Colonies. It was the Stamp Act that placed taxes on tea and other things.
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
