Boston Tea Party (dec 16, 1773 – dec 16, 1773)
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The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party | Jamestown-Yorktown ...The British Parliament passed the Tea Act in May 1773 to help the company. This gave the East India Company a tax break on their tea, which made it cheaper than tea that was being smuggled into the colonies from other places.
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dec 16, 1773
dec 16, 1773
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