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Why did the radical leaders in the colonies have such a problem with the tea Act?

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Many colonists opposed the Act, not so much because it rescued the East India Company, but more because it seemed to validate the Townshend Tax on tea. ... These interests combined forces, citing the taxes and the Company's monopoly status as reasons to oppose the Act.

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