On May 10th, 1773, the Boston Tea Act was signed by the British. This allowed the British to have a complete monopoly on tea and raise its price and taxes, leading to the Boston Tea Party. After the Tea Act was passed, the East India Company was allowed to have a complete monopoly on virtually all tea sales, enabling them to raise the prices. The Colonists became more and more angered by the high tea prices, and began to protest the British and the East India Tea Company. On December 16th, 1773, and event known as the Boston Tea party took place. In Boston Massachusetts, the sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams boarded 3 of the British ships in the Boston Harbor that had been transporting tea. They ran aboard the ships dressed as Mohawk indians
