Boston+tea+Party

British soldiers came to mass to enforce the townshed acts:a tax on glass,sugar,lead,paper,wood,fabric,and tea

after the boston massacre the tax on tea was the only one left.

the tax on tea was 3 cents. John handcock got rich off of selling smuggled dutch tea wich waas cheap and tasted goood....but the king passed a law saying you cant sell dutch tea. but the British East India company sold tea to but it was expensive and grose.

summary:john handcock was getting rich and George the 3rd didnt want that to happen so he passed a law.