financial problems was a major consequence of the boston tea party.
what was a major consequence of the boston tea party?
financial problems
on december 16, 1773, a group of patriot colonists associated with the sons of liberty destroyed 342 chests of tea in boston, massachusetts, an act that came to be known as the boston tea party. the colonists partook in this action because parliament had passed the tea act, which granted the british east india company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies, thereby saving the company from bankruptcy. this made british tea less expensive, which parliament thought would be a welcome change in the colonies. in addition, there was added a small tax on which the colonists were not allowed to give their consent, but the tea still remained less expensive even with the tax. again, parliament taxed the colonists without their representation. this angered the colonists. news of the boston tea party reached england in january 1774. parliament responded by passing four laws. three of the laws were intended to directly punish massachusetts. this was for the destruction of private property, to restore british authority in massachusetts, and to otherwise reform colonial government in america.
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the boston tea party was a 1773 colonial protest action which presaged the american revolution.





























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bullet::::- boston tea party (political party), a libertarian u.s. political party founded in 2006





























bullet::::- boston tea party (café chain), a chain of cafés in england





























bullet::::- boston tea party (concert venue), a concert venue in boston, massachusetts, during the late 1960s





























bullet::::- "boston tea party" (tv show), a swedish tv show





























bullet::::- "the boston tea party" (1908 film), a film by edwin s. porter
boston tea party (disambiguation)