Periods 2 and 3- Tea Act of 1773 by angela9375 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w Members of Parliament: Will you vote in favor of or against the Tea Act? Why or why not? After listing the pluses, minuses, and interesting points related to passing the Tea Act, reveal your decision here. Defend your decision using at least 2-3 reasons from your graphic organizer. Also, comment appropriately on two other posts as to what you think about their decisions (a plus, minus, or interesting point to mention?). en-us 2017-11-06 21:54:40 UTC 2017-11-16 16:04:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png Kaeli Knott https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207507146 As a Member of the Parliament I would vote in favor of the Tea Act. It seems beneficial to the British's cause. For example, the cost of the tea would be so low that they would pay the tax for the tea.The cost of the tea would be lower than normally but the tax will bring the price up a few pounds/shillings/pence. Also, the tea company will sell tea and the British will be able to pay off the debts from the French and Indian war.  They would both benefit from this tax. ]]> 2017-11-16 02:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207507146 Nimisha Kumar https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207507536 I vote in favor of the Tea Act being implemented as a member of Parliament. After analyzing the positives and negative of the Tea Act, I have concluded that there will be a more positive effect if this act is effectuated. Though the tea is being taxed, the cost of the tea with the tax is less than the price of purchasing smuggled tea. So colonists may likely pay for the lower priced tea despite tax. It also takes away the risks of purchasing illegal smuggled tea from Holland. The Tea Act the British East India Tea Company gets to recover financially. Therefore the British trade and stock-hold won't lose any money. The British government also gets tax revenue to pay off their debt.]]> 2017-11-16 02:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207507536 Ishita and Kaylen 3000294 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207509406 As members of the British Parliament, we will vote against the Tea Act.  There are a myriad of reasons behind this decision.  One of them is the fact that we are sure that the Colonists will not agree to this.  First of all, they had no say in the law, which is also why they haven’t followed any of the tax acts that had been passed.  In addition, they will probably boycott the tea, just like other British products.  Due to this, the British Tea Business go go out of business completely.  The colonists will probably start riots and protests.  Since it has worked for them in the past, they will probably do it again.  We are afraid that the Colonists could get more violent to get there point across that they don’t want to be taxed anymore.  It could lead to a revolution.  This is why we are against the passing of the Tea Act.]]> 2017-11-16 03:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207509406 Mayukha & Deepika 3000534 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207680407 As a member of Parliament, we would vote for the Tea Act. This is because the rate of the tea has been reduced by a lot, and a tax on it would not be a problem to the colonists. It would also reduce the chance of smuggling the tea into the colonies and others purchasing it illegally. Although it may seem like a low price, when it adds up, the British make a lot of money on it when others start to buy it and can pay off any debt still yet to be paid. Also, tea is a very common item bought among lots of people. By putting this into play, both groups can benefit.]]> 2017-11-16 14:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207680407 Anna and Rylie https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207680685 We vote against the tea act.  There are a couple of reasons for this. One of the reasons is that the colonists are going to be upset with the decision and end up boycotting the tea. Because of the boycott the British will go out of business.  The colonists may also start protest to show how they feel about taxation without representation. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207680685 Min 3007681 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207681264 As a member of the British Parliament, I would vote in favor of the Tea Act because  the tax from England has dropped, and the tea is cheaper than the smuggled tea. The company gets ninety percent of the money from the tea, and they can earn a  lot because tea was a popular drink back them. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207681264 Avleen and Ananya https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207681871 As members of the British Parliament, we vote in favor of the Tea Act because we will make enough money and will not end up in debt. Money will be made quicker because tea is a very popular good, and this will help everyone. Once we are out of debt, the colonists will not have to pay as much for tea even with the tax, because the price will be so low. There also won't be a risk of smuggling and getting caught, which will definitely help the colonists. The British East India company will also get to financially recover. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207681871 Guhan and Nick https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207682330 Yes, we would pass the Tea Act because it is a win-win situation for everybody. The tea act can help solve the problems of British with their controls over states and land. Not only that but it can help British with their depths and they can gain money off of this new act. The colonists and townspeople can also benefit off of this as well. Their favorite drink is now at a low price, available for them all to enjoy for a low price. Although they are being taxed for it, they are still getting to enjoy their now cheap favorite drink. The king created this new act only as a “gesture of goodwill” and “as a means to create a win-win situation”, and we feel that it can actually work out.]]> 2017-11-16 14:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207682330 Alyson & Anisa 2050801 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207682334 We the members of the British Parliament will favor the Tea Act. We have listed all the benefits and put backs of this act, and concluded that it will be more beneficial to us. Ever since we introduced our tea to the colonists, they have been trying to smuggle tea from Holland, thinking our tea was too costly. This Tea Act will ensure that the colonists will have lower priced tea. In addition, the colonists most likely will stop the illegal smuggling and pay for our tea. We will profit from this because tea is one of the most consumed drinks as of now. Plus, if we don't sell all this tea, we would have wasted close to 300 million US dollars worth of tea.]]> 2017-11-16 14:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207682334 Ailya & Linh https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207682927 As members of the British Parliament, we vote in favor of Tea Act because there are more benefits than disadvantages. For example, the British East India Company will be able to make enough money to recover financially. England’s banking system will make tax revenue and the American colonists will be able to buy tea at a lower cost.  The tea act will benefit everyone]]> 2017-11-16 14:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207682927 Iman & Cindy 30000321 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207683028 As members of the British parliament we would vote in favor of the tea act because it is a win win situation for everyone. The colonists get tea cheaper than it’s ever been before, the British get money from taxes and the colonists would be fine with it since the tea is so cheap, and the Indian tea company is increasing their sales and won’t go bankrupt. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207683028 Avi & Julian 3006860 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207683143 We would vote for the Tea Act because it will help us and it is good for everyone. The colonists will be able to buy tea for a cheaper price even with the tax. It will help the British repay their debt, because tea is so popular in America. The British East India Company would get back on its feet and they wouldn't go bankrupt. It would have been a good thing because the trading system of Britain would have gone down the drain.]]> 2017-11-16 14:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207683143 Abdo & Kenyan https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207684527 We would vote for the tea act. It will befit both the colonist and the British. The colonist will pay less for actual tea then smuggled tea. This will befit the British parliament they will get their money back that they lose when fighting in the french and Indian war. Also the extra tea they had in the warehouse can be sold to financially help the company get back in shape. The tea act will stop making the colonist protest because it is more cheaper.]]> 2017-11-16 14:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207684527 Adrian 3023189 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207685057 I would vote for the tea act because the tea is cheaper than smuggled tea even with the tax. This could help the British tea company with all that tea in the storage. It will also stop the protesting that colonists do.]]> 2017-11-16 14:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207685057 Adam And Christian https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207687344 We would vote for the tea act. With the tea act the tea would still cost less than the smuggled tea which the colonists were bringing in. This would also help the British East India Company come out of bankruptcy.]]> 2017-11-16 14:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207687344 Aniya and Janyjah https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207688677 We would vote the tea act because it helps us but it is not a necessity it is a privilage so they shouldn't get that mad abt it. If we only use the tea act then the colonist won't rebel or protest and it costs more for them to smuggle the tea in because they have to pay a import tax to get the tea into the colonies on top of paying for the actual tea]]> 2017-11-16 14:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207688677 Pranav, Shouvik, and Arnav https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207716469 As a member of Parliament I think we should vote in favor of the Tea act for many reasons. First of all, it would not allow the East India Company from going bankrupt. Moreover, the East India company is the biggest company in Great Britain. If it gained revenue, Britain would benefit economically. To add on, the tea would also give Great Britain tax revenue. Lastly, the act would reduce the cost of tea for the British. Because the tea would be sold at a cheaper rate, it would be a success for everyone and should be passed since it will benefit everyone. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207716469 Brian and Thomas https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207718156 We should vote in favor of the Tea Act because it will keep the East India Company from losing all of their money and going bankrupt. Not only that, but it will also make tea cheaper for the colonists than the tea that they smuggle in.]]> 2017-11-16 15:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207718156 Matthew and Raul https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207718279 I think we will vote in favor of the tea act, for many different reasons. Firstly, the East India Company won't go broke or bankrupt since the tea we are selling to the colonists is directly from them. Another reason is that the tea we sell to the colonists will include Britain getting money from the tax and benefiting from it. Finally the last reason is that since the East India Company is the biggest company in Britain, if they gained more money, our economy would go up as well. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207718279 Francesca, Fleurian, and Annabelle. https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207719071 We would vote for the Tea Act because it actually benefits us because of where the tax money is going]]> 2017-11-16 15:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207719071 Esme, Bryan, Cristian https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207719234 As a solution to Britain's economy problems, we should allow the Tea Act to take place as it'll prevent the Indian Tea Company, that supplies us, from bankruptcy. And as a little bonus, the government invested money into this business to help them from shutting down and as return, money to pay our debt from the French and Indian War.]]> 2017-11-16 15:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207719234 Maahi,Ursula,Krupa 30183611 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207719610 We are against the tea act because the tea act isn't gonna solve anything. If British passes the Tea Act, the colonist might not stop smuggling tea or protesting against everything the British did to them. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207719610 Matthew F and Benjie 3000018 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207720054 We would vote for the Tea Act because all of the money from the taxes go to the soldiers who are protecting the colonists. Also the tax is kind of a backup plan if the Indian Tea Company fails and doesn't produce or they become bankrupt and have to shut down then they are in trouble. The British even agreed to lower the price and tax of tea because the colonists were smuggling tea from the Netherlands.]]> 2017-11-16 15:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207720054 Cindy and Daisy https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207730821 The plus side 
  1. It lowers the price of tea 
  2. They would have hope that they would buy the tea 
  3. That would help the British East India company 
  4. This would help the British economy 
The Minus side
1. The colonist might not buy it.
2. They could destroy the property.
3. They could boycott or sign a petition.





]]> 2017-11-16 15:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207730821 Trinity, Lauren https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207735891 Plus Side
1. Prices of tea for the colonists were low again.
2. The tea company got their money.
3. They were smuggling tea in
Negative
1. The tea company was losing money because colonosts werent buying it. 
2. They threw pounds of tea of the boat. 
3. They boycott the tea and were smuggling it in so the parliament weren't making money either .

We vote against the tea act. Tea was a very popular drink at the time. As a member of a parliament, colonists weren't buying it so we weren't making any money. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207735891 Jalyn , Emma https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/9kmbobn254w/wish/207740699 pluses
The government makes more money
 The east india company will have more people to trade won't be in bankrupt anymore 
 .90% of the tax goes to the company
Lowered the tax.  

Negative 
Boston tea party
The colonist can still be mad about being taxed
Colonist still might still buy tea for the people in holland
Trade will decrease 


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