They were both the leaders of two nations very closely allied. They had a common enemy in the world wars. They would most likely help each other in war time.
All of the above! Resource base, states/unstated goals, and membership.
The main reason why the colonists reacted so strongly against the tea act, which only imposed a small tax and actually lowered the price of tea, is because they felt that the decision was out of their hands, since they had no representation in British Parliament. They simply wanted to have some say in the taxation process.
On 15th June 1947, the British house of commons passed the Indian independence act which divided India into two dominions , India and Pakistan.
