Question

Why was the tea tax seen as reprehensible to the people of Boston? It more than doubled the costs for Boston merchants. It made the poor-tasting British East India tea too affordable. It competed with the monopoly of the Dutch tea. It was seen as an enticement to accept British domination.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) it was seen as an enticement to accept British domination.

The reason why the tea tax was seen as reprehensible to the people of Boston is that it was seen as an enticement to accept British domination.

The British Crown needed money to repay its heavy debt due to the war. So the British government decided to impose the Tea Act of 1773 to the American Colonies as a way to get the extra money that the crown needed to rescue the East India Company. Of course, American people did not accept the idea and on December 16, 1773, people from the colony boarded the East India ships and dumped the tea cargo in the sea, in what was called the Boston Tea Party.

Answer 2

The low tax allowed the company to sell its tea even more cheaply than what was being smuggled into country