Which of the following was NOT one of the reprisals enacted by the British in response to
The Boston Tea Party?
A)restricting movement of the colonists to the West
B)removing accused persons from the colonies to Britain for trial
C)granting the East India Company the power to sell tea directly in the colonies instead of working through the colonial merchants
D)closing the port of Boston to commerce

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The granting of the East India Company the power to sell tea directly in the colonies, bypassing colonial merchants, was not a reprisal for the Boston Tea Party. It was actually part of the Tea Act of 1773, which was intended to help the struggling company by allowing it to sell surplus tea at a lower price directly in the colonies, but it led to the Boston Tea Party. The other options were indeed reprisals as part of the Intolerable Acts.

Which of the Following Was NOT One of the Reprisals