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tea act act of parliament of great britain (13 geo iii c. 44, long title act allow drawback of duties of customs on exportation of tea of majesty's colonies or plantations in america; increase deposit on bohea tea sold @ east india company's sales; , empower commissioners of treasury grant licences east india company export tea duty-free.), passed on may 10th, 1773.

previously, east india company had been required sell tea exclusively in london on paid duty averaged 2 shillings , 6 pence per pound.[1] east india company allowed export tea directly colonies without paying taxes paying in london "to export such tea of british colonies or plantations in america, or foreign parts, discharged payment of customs or duties whatsoever", , instead required pay townshend import duty of 3 pence pound.[2]

act intended aid company's finances, close collapse because paying british government £400,000 pounds per year, war , famine in india , economic weakness in european markets. benjamin franklin proposed british government idea of eliminating tax on tea way east india company.[3] britain expected colonists happy paying less tea. before act, smugglers imported 900,000 pounds of cheap foreign tea year. quality of smuggled tea did not match quality of dutiable east indian tea of americans bought 562,000 pounds per year.[4] colonists knew british wanted coerce them boycotting british goods, hurt economy. however,some colonists deemed tea "unfavorable". although british tea more appealing in taste, patriots began drink tea produced in colonies. did not, however, achieve complete expected result of damaging british tea trade.

east india trading company favored monopoly lobby in parliament. ultimately, act led widespread boycotts of tea throughout colonies, and, eventually, boston tea party american colonists, believed sons of liberty, dressed native americans , threw 342 crates of tea east india company ships dartmouth, eleanor, , beaver boston harbor. in britain, politicians considered friends of colonies appalled , act united parties there against colonies. act, , retaliatory measures taken british government afterwards, united colonies more in frustrations against britain, , 1 of many causes of american revolution. tax on tea penny, while average wage in new england between 1 , 2 shillings per day. after boston tea party, britain decided close down boston harbor until tea further paid for.

act repealed taxation of colonies act 1778.

why did tea act provoke such heated opposition colonists when tax on tea wasn't new , tea act lowered price of tea rather raising tax on tea?

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