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feb 4, 1773 - Tea Act

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British Rationale: Application of the declaratory act; attempt at asserting power; attempt at keeping alive the principle of parliamentary taxation
Colonial Reaction: Protest, Boston tea party, boycott
Colonial Rationale: Seen as an attempt at tricking the Americas into giving into the principle of tax

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feb 4, 1773
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~ 253 years ago

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