One significant way that colonists rebelled against British economic policies was through the Boston Tea Party in 1773. In response to the Tea Act, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies and imposed taxes without colonial representation, a group of colonists, including members of the Sons of Liberty, boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. This act of defiance not only protested the tax but also highlighted broader grievances against British economic control and lack of representation in government.
What was one way that colonists rebelled against British economic policies?
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