may 10, 1773 - Tea Act -Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. - Smuggled tea was a large issue for Britain and the East India company since approximately 85% of all the tea in America at the time was smuggled Dutch tea. - The Tea Act was an Act of Great Britain's Parliament to impose a tax on tea and reduce the massive tea surplus of the British East India Company in London, a company in financial trouble.
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may 10, 1773
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