Question

(30 points) Colonists feared that a tax on tea would...

set a precedent that the British could tax whatever they wanted to.


give the British too much money and power.


take away the colonist's right to vote.

Answer 1

Answer: They understood that Parliament had again asserted its right to impose taxes without representation, and they feared the Tea Act was designed to seduce them into conceding this important principle by lowering the price of tea to the point that colonists might abandon their scruples.

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