The Tea Act, by Kyra S.

The Tea Act of 1773 was a law that excused the British East India Tea Company from paying certain duties and permitted them to sell tea directly to American agents. Some colonists refused to buy tea because they disagreed with the Tea Act, and American tea merchants were concerned that they would be forced out of business. On December 16, 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts a group of colonists dressed up in an 'Indian manner' and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in what is known today as the Boston Tea Party.