Question

Even though the Tea Act of 1773 lowered the price of East India tea, the colonists opposed it primarily because ________.

• A. The British were selling the colonies inferior tea
• B. The price of the tea included a tax the colonists did not want to pay
• C. The Dutch threatened to stop trading with the colonies
• D. The act gave trading privileges to Dutch merchants over colonial merchants
• E. The British colonial governors took the tea for themselves

Answer 1

The correct option is B The price of the tea included a tax the colonists did not want to pay

Even though the Tea Act of 1773 lowered the price of East India tea, the colonists opposed it primarily because the price of the tea included a tax the colonists did not want to pay.