Which of the following was a response of the colonies to the Tea Act?(1 point)
Responses
Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased.
Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased.
The tea trade was opened up to more countries.
The tea trade was opened up to more countries.
Crates of tea were dumped into the water.
Crates of tea were dumped into the water.
Colonists made a profit because of the monopoly by Britain.
Crates of tea were dumped into the water.
The response of the colonies to the Tea Act was that crates of tea were dumped into the water.
The correct answer is: "Crates of tea were dumped into the water." This action, famously known as the Boston Tea Party, was a direct response of the colonies to the Tea Act. To arrive at this answer, you can eliminate the incorrect options and understand the historical context of the Tea Act.
Firstly, let's eliminate the incorrect options:
- "Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased." This is not a response to the Tea Act but, in fact, the opposite. The Tea Act imposed lower taxes on tea to benefit the British East India Company.
- "The tea trade was opened up to more countries." This is also incorrect. The Tea Act actually kept the monopoly of tea trade within the British East India Company and limited its distribution to the American colonies.
- "Colonists made a profit because of the monopoly by Britain." This is not a response but rather an observation about the economic impact of the British monopoly on tea, which was seen as unfair by the colonists.
Now, let's focus on the remaining option:
- "Crates of tea were dumped into the water." This was indeed a response to the Tea Act. In 1773, in protest against the Tea Act, a group of colonists in Boston disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped hundreds of crates of British tea into the harbor, symbolizing their opposition to the unfair taxation and the monopoly by Britain.
In conclusion, the correct response of the colonies to the Tea Act was the dumping of crates of tea into the water during the Boston Tea Party.