Question

How did the smuggling of tea into the British colonies probably affect taxes collected on tea?

Answer 1

Any person who was caught smuggling was immediately executed.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The British government raised the taxes because of this.

Step-by-step explanation:

The government was not happy with the smuggling of tea so they raised the taxes drastically in order to stop the smuggling as whoever smuggled the tea would not make lots of money as people did not want to pay that much for tea.