What angered the colonists about the Tea Act?

The Tea Act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly in the colonies, but the tea still carried a tax imposed by Parliament. Colonists objected to being taxed without having representatives in Parliament, so they felt the tax was unfair. The act did not outlaw tea sales; although it lowered the price, that did not resolve the colonists’ objection to the tax.

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