Question

Give one argument in favor of the Tea Act and one argument against the Tea Act.

Answer 1

An argument in favor of the Tea Act would be that tea is an important resource in the British Empire and it is important that its subjects buy British tea and also pay a tax to support the British Crown. The British Government protects its subjects and provides for them so it is necessary that these subjects pay the proper taxes. An argument against this tax is that the tax is illegitimate and violates colonists rights to no taxation without representation. Without proper representation then colonists should not have to pay this high taxes.