Question

multiple - choice question the british passed the tea act because they wanted to force colonists to buy tea made in the colonies. they wanted to force the colonists to buy british tea. they wanted to declare that they could pass any laws they saw necessary.

Explanation:

The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1773 mainly to help the financially - troubled British East India Company by giving it a monopoly on the tea trade to the American colonies, thus forcing colonists to buy British tea.

Answer:

They wanted to force the colonists to buy British tea.