The Tea Act said only the East India Company could sell tea in the colonies. How did the people of Boston oppose the Tea Act?
The people of Boston opposed the Tea Act primarily through acts of civil disobedience and protest. One of the most famous instances of opposition was the Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773. A group of colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded three ships carrying East India Company tea and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
Additionally, the people of Boston organized boycotts of British goods, including tea, to protest the unfair trade practices imposed by the Tea Act. They also held public meetings and demonstrations to show their opposition to the act and to British colonial policies in general.
Overall, the people of Boston and other colonies used various forms of protest and resistance to show their opposition to the Tea Act and assert their rights as colonists.