story of colinists
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- American colonists were outraged over the tea tax. They believed the Tea Act was a tactic to gain colonial support for the tax already enforced. The direct sale of tea by agents of the British East India Company to the American colonies undercut the business of colonial merchants.
- The colonists, however, disagreed. They were furious at being taxed without having any representation in Parliament, and felt it was wrong for Britain to impose taxes on them to gain revenue.
- Why did many Americans see the Tea Act as a threat to themselves and their institutions? It enraged influential colonial merchants, who feared being replaced and bankrupted by a powerful monopoly. The Tea Act revived American passions about the issue of taxation without representation.
- The colonists, however, disagreed. They were furious at being taxed without having any representation in Parliament, and felt it was wrong for Britain to impose taxes on them to gain revenue.
- Why did many Americans see the Tea Act as a threat to themselves and their institutions? It enraged influential colonial merchants, who feared being replaced and bankrupted by a powerful monopoly. The Tea Act revived American passions about the issue of taxation without representation.
- The passage of the Tea Act (1773) by the British Parliament gave the East India Company exclusive rights to transport tea to the colonies and empowered it to undercut all of its competitors.
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