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 response of the colonies to the Tea Act was that crates of tea were dumped into the water. To arrive at this answer, you can analyze each option and eliminate those that are incorrect.
1. "Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased." - This option is incorrect because the Tea Act actually increased the taxes on tea.
2. "The tea trade was opened up to more countries." - This option is incorrect because the Tea Act was designed to grant the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the colonies, thus limiting competition and not opening up trade to more countries.
3. "Crates of tea were dumped into the water." - This option is correct. In response to the Tea Act, a group of colonists, known as the Sons of Liberty, organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773. During this event, they boarded British ships and dumped crates of tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest against the tax imposed by the Tea Act.
4. "Colonists made a profit because of the monopoly by Britain." - This option is incorrect because the Tea Act aimed to benefit the British East India Company and not the colonists. The monopoly granted to the company actually limited the colonists' ability to make a profit from the tea trade.
By elimination, we can determine that the correct response of the colonies to the Tea Act was that crates of tea were dumped into the water.