The Tax on Tea Was Retained When the Townshend Acts

The tax on tea was retained when the Townshend Acts were repealed because

A) people loved tea so much they would pay the tax.
B) the money was needed to support British troops in America.
C) it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation.
D) it was the only tax passed by the colonists.
E) it was demanded by the British East India Company.