What role did Parliament play in the events that led to the Boston Tea Party? Parliament allowed the British East India Company
to sell tea directly to colonists. Parliament refused to allow the British East India Company to sell tea to colonists. Parliament allowed the British East India Company to sell smuggled Dutch tea. Parliament refused to allow the British East India Company to charge a tax on tea.
Answer: George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed it's ratification, believing the document as drafted gave too much power to a central government and was incomplete absent a bill of rights to guarantee individual liberty.
