Tea Act
Americannoun
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The British Tea Act of 1773 maintained a tax of 3 pence on a pound of tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Parliament made matters worse by passing the Tea Act in May 1773, which colonists complained gave the British East India Company a significant competitive edge in the tea market.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 3, 2023
The Tea Act of 1773 was epic trolling.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2019
The British government had passed the Tea Act of 1773 to reinforce the East India Company’s monopoly on the sale of tea in the colonies.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2019
A third measure was the Tea Act of July 2, 1767, aimed at the tea trade which the Americans carried on illegally with foreigners.
From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard
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