Which of the following was the purpose of the Tea Act imposed by Parliament on the colonies in May 1773?
A) It was intended to break the American boycott of tea imports from England.
B) Parliament passed the Tea Act to raise more revenue from the sale of tea in order to cover military costs in North America.
C) The British needed to bail out the financially strapped British East India Company.
D) Parliament meant to punish the Americans for importing tea from Holland.
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