The Tea Act
1773
The Act
- Act of Parliament of Great Britain
- Reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company
- Undercut the price of illegal tea
- Convince colonist to purchase Company tea
Colonist Reaction
- Colonist recognized the implications of the Act's provision
- Opposed the Act
- On December 16, 1773 colonist boarded tea ships anchored in the harbor and dumped their tea cargo overboard
- Culminated the Boston Tea Party