The Tea Act 1773 : East Africa an Approximation by the King of England.

 Under the Tea Act of May 1773, the financially troubled British East India Company was granted a monopoly on all tea exported to the colonies.
In December, a group of 60 marched to Griffin’s Wharf, Boston, boarded the ships, and dumped 342 tea chests into the water in protest, in what became known as the Boston Tea Party. 
These 'dangerous Commotions and Insurrections' led to the passing of the Coercive Acts the following year (issue 11445), which took away Massachusetts' self-government and historic rights.

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