The Tea Act The Tea Act Increases Anger Increases Anger

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1. What did Parliament 1. What did Parliament repeal in 1770?repeal in 1770?

Parliament Parliament repealed repealed the the Townshend Townshend ActsActs

2. What did Parliament 2. What did Parliament keep a tax on?keep a tax on?

Parliament Parliament kept the tax kept the tax on tea, just to on tea, just to show the show the colonists that colonists that it still had the it still had the right to tax right to tax themthem

3. What kind of tea did 3. What kind of tea did colonists drink then?colonists drink then?

Smuggled tea from Smuggled tea from HollandHolland

4. Why did Parliament pass 4. Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act in 1773?the Tea Act in 1773?

To save the To save the British tea British tea merchantsmerchants

5. Which company got 5. Which company got exclusive rights from exclusive rights from Parliament to sell tea in the Parliament to sell tea in the colonies?colonies? The East The East

India Tea India Tea Company Company of Londonof London

6. Who was enraged by the 6. Who was enraged by the Tea Act? Tea Act?

Many Many colonists, colonists, including including those who those who smuggled smuggled tea (like J H)tea (like J H)

7. What did Samuel Adams 7. What did Samuel Adams urge many towns to do?urge many towns to do?

Establish Establish Committees Committees of of CorrespondeCorrespondence to nce to communicate communicate with otherswith others

Boston

Boston

Boston

8. How did colonists 8. How did colonists protest the Tea Act in protest the Tea Act in

various cities?various cities?

Charlestown:Charlestown:

Colonists Colonists unloaded tea unloaded tea and let it rot and let it rot on the docks on the docks (they didn’t (they didn’t move it any move it any further)further)

New York and New York and Philadelphia:Philadelphia:

Colonists Colonists blocked the blocked the tea ships tea ships from from landinglanding

Boston:Boston: The colonists The colonists

had a party!had a party!