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Tea Act By Ashley

Published on Nov 18, 2015

The Tea Act

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TEA ACT


The Tea Act definition


No taxation without representation.

Who Caused The Tea Act To Happen

The British Parliament caused the Tea Act to happen.

What happened because of the Tea Act

Merchants who had been acting as middlemen in legally importing Tea stood to loose there business to the East iIndia Company agents.

The tea act directly impacted shop keepers who would only be able to purchase tea from merchants selected by the East India company and there monopoly.

Only ships owned by the East India company could carry tea,the American ships engaging in the tea trade would be redundant

When Did The Tea Act Occur

The Tea Act occurred on May,10,1773

Where Did The Tea Act take place

The Tea Act took place in Boston Massachusetts

Why Was The Tea Act A Major Event In History

It is a major part in history because if this didn't happen then we wouldn't have independence.


How Colonists Reacted to
The Tea Act

Colonists
reacted by having the Boston Tea Party when they threw Tea Over Board because the colonists did not want to pay there taxes.

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