How did the British trade in tea affect America and India?

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Ms. Sue · Accepted Answer

In America, taxes on tea led to the Boston Tea Party. In a way, we still feel the effects with the current Tea Party movement within the Republican Party.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-tea-act

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130810134956AA6UNk9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tea_in_India

anonymous · Answer

India became an important region for the exports of tea. Once Europeans figured out about the native tea like bushes in Assam (Somewhere in India) they were able to figure out how to cultivate and process the plants. Thus, Britain no longer had to rely on China.