Why Did the British Crown Retain the Tea Tax When

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why did the British Crown retain the tea tax when the Townshend Acts were repealed?

• A) The beverage was so popular, Britain was sure people would pay the tax.
• B) The money was needed to support British troops in America.
• C) The tea tax kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation.
• D) The colonists had hoped to benefit from the revenues it generated.
• E) The British East India Company insisted that the tax continue.

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