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The Declaration of Independence — Quiz

Question 9 • US History

The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonists because it

Answer
A
closed the port of Boston to all trade.
B
forced colonial merchants to buy tea from Africa.
C
favored a British company over colonial merchants.
D
meant that colonists would not be able to buy tea.

Explanation

The Tea Act gave the British East India Company advantages in selling tea in the colonies, allowing it to compete with colonial merchants. Colonists objected to this favoritism and to Parliament imposing the policy without their consent. The act did not close Boston’s port; that happened later under the Coercive Acts.

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