tea act

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Definition von tea act im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

(1773) British legislation giving a tea monopoly in the American colonies to the British East India Co. It adjusted the duty regulations to allow the failing company to sell its large tea surplus below the prices charged by colonial competitors. The act was opposed by colonists as another example of taxation without representation. Resistance to the act resulted in the Boston Tea Party

Türkische aussprache

ti äkt

Aussprache

/ˈtē ˈakt/ /ˈtiː ˈækt/