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2025-04-02 20:34:22 UTC - HELPFUL
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In 1773, the 13 Colonies were part of the British Empire - not a nation. Tariffs are applied to goods flowing in or out of nation. The tax on tea was protested as “taxation without representation” since the colonists were taxed by a government in which they had no say. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
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