In 1773, the British government granted a monopoly on the export of tea from Britain to the politically powerful East India Company, which sought to bypass the colonial merchants and sell the tea directly to the colonies.The merchants called on their radical adversaries for support, and the most dramatic result was

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The granting of a monopoly to the East India Company sparked anger and resentment among colonial merchants, who saw it as a threat to their livelihoods. This led to the famous protest known as the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, during which colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded East India Company ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the tea tax and the company's monopoly.

In 1773, the British Government Granted a Monopoly on the Export