When the Tea Act was passed, which of the following occurred? Explain
A. The colonial tea merchants increased their sales in tea to the colonies.
B. The colonists had to pay higher taxes on tea because of the Boston Tea Party.
C. The price of tea increased for the colonists.
D. The British East India Company could sell tea directly to the colonies at a lower price.

Respuesta :

B is the correct answer,

Answer:

Explanation:

Parliament responded with the Coercive Acts of 1774, which colonists came to call the Intolerable Acts. ... Colonial resistance intensified until, three years after Parliament passed the Tea Act, the colonies declared their independence as the United States of America. The American Revolution had begun.