USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This Act (1773) lowered taxes on tea for the colonies but also gave the British East India Tea company the exclusive right to sell in the colonies.
A
Tea Act
B
Sugar Act
C
Stamp Act
D
Quebec Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In an effort to save the troubled enterprise, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1767, to help the East India Company compete with smuggled Dutch tea, Parliament passed the Indemnity Act, which lowered the tax on tea consumed in Great Britain and gave the East India Company a refund of the 25% duty on tea that was re-exported to the colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tea Act. By reducing the tax on imported British tea, this act gave British merchants an unfair advantage in selling their tea in America. American colonists condemned the act, and many planned to boycott tea. Boston Tea Party.

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