The British Parliament enacts the Tea Act on its American colonies, financially assisting the struggling British East India Company. The Tea Act gave the East India Company a monopoly in the United States and, along with the Townshend Acts, tried to generate revenue to make their colonial governments sustainable.
Year
1773
Date of Event
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