Question

A result of the Tea Act of 1773 was that colonial merchants?

A.could not sell their tea.
B.began to smuggle tea.
C.tried to get the colonies to grow tea.
D.asked the king to take action.

Answer 1

The colonial merchants couldn't sell their tea because the patriots did not want to buy it.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Could not sell their tea.

Colonial merchants struggled after the Tea Act of 1773. This act forced American colonists to buy their tea from the British East India Company. The colonists disliked this act, as it limited their economic possibilities. This is why the colonists responded by boycotting the purchase of this tea and by destroying millions of dollars worth of tea in what is now known as the Boston Tea Party.