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Why was the Tea Act of 1773 passed?

to benefit the East India Company
to provide financial aid to the colonists
to urge colonists to join the Sons of Liberty
to prevent colonists from buying tea

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savannahpodleski
On April 27, 1773, the British Parliament passes the Tea Act, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company from bankruptcy by greatly lowering the tea tax it paid to the British government and, thus, granting it a de facto monopoly on the American tea trade.
arshikhan8123

The correct option is: to benefit the East India Company.

Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act of 1773?

In 1773 the British the British parliament passed the Tea Act. It was meant to help the British in the East India company. The Tea Act actually lowered the price of tea.

Why did the colonists not like the Tea Act?

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.

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