33
/
AIzaSyB4mHJ5NPEv-XzF7P6NDYXjlkCWaeKw5bc
November 1, 2025
2357207
193317
2
Public Timelines
FAQ Get premium

may 17, 1773 - Tea Act

Description:

-lowered tax on tea
-exemptions on East India Company (royal-chartered private corporation/instrument of British imperialism)
-Patriots thought they were being bribed to give up principled opposition

Added to timeline:

Date:

may 17, 1773
Now
~ 252 years ago