mar 10, 1773 - Tea Act
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Date: 10 May 1773
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British Rationale: Maintaining the right to tax the colonies.
Colonial Reaction: Absolutely infuriated. The fact that taxation without representation was still going on made the colonists immensely angry, leading to the Boston Tea Party.
Caption: Granting the British East India Company a monopoly on tea trade.
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