Why did the colonists have a problem with the Tea Act of 1773? A. They saw it as the British government giving the East India Company a monopoly on the tea market in the colonies. B. They saw it as a punishment for simply resisting the Stamp Act. C. They saw it as an extra tax they could not afford to pay. D. They saw it as a way for the British government to force colonists to drink coffee.

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Paxton Schneider

19 October, 07:21

Why did the colonists have a problem with the Tea Act of 1773? A. They saw it as the British government giving the East India Company a monopoly on the tea market in the colonies. B. They saw it as a punishment for simply resisting the Stamp Act. C. They saw it as an extra tax they could not afford to pay. D. They saw it as a way for the British government to force colonists to drink coffee.

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Brylee Tyler · Answer 1

The colonists had a problem with the Tea Act of 1773 because A. they saw it as the British government giving the East India Company a monopoly on the tea market in the colonies.

Therefore they organized the famous Boston Tea Party which prolonged the war.