No More Tea!
For the past few year
s, the British East India Company was in financial trouble. Having over fifteen million pounds of tea unsold, Britain passed a new law that would lower the tax on tea. The Tea Act let the company sell directly to the colonists. However, colonists are protesting the Tea Act because it cut them from the tea trade. This means that merchants would not be able to sell tea. Because they couldn't sell tea, many businesses could be destroyed. Not even are businesses a problem, many colonists think that the Tea Act promotes the right for Britain to tax the colonies. One colonist had a few words to discuss with Britain. He said, "Just last night on December 16, 1773, colonists swarmed English ships throwing immense amounts of tea into the Boston Harbor! Dressed as Indians, these colonists marked a bold beginning of independence. Could this be the start to victory of becoming an independent nation? For now it seems as if Britain is up to their eyes in shock!"
s, the British East India Company was in financial trouble. Having over fifteen million pounds of tea unsold, Britain passed a new law that would lower the tax on tea. The Tea Act let the company sell directly to the colonists. However, colonists are protesting the Tea Act because it cut them from the tea trade. This means that merchants would not be able to sell tea. Because they couldn't sell tea, many businesses could be destroyed. Not even are businesses a problem, many colonists think that the Tea Act promotes the right for Britain to tax the colonies. One colonist had a few words to discuss with Britain. He said, "Just last night on December 16, 1773, colonists swarmed English ships throwing immense amounts of tea into the Boston Harbor! Dressed as Indians, these colonists marked a bold beginning of independence. Could this be the start to victory of becoming an independent nation? For now it seems as if Britain is up to their eyes in shock!"
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