Why did Boston boycott the tea?

Boston boycotted tea as part of its resistance against British taxation without representation, particularly following the imposition of the Tea Act in 1773. This act granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales, undermining local merchants and enforcing a tax that colonists opposed. The boycott culminated in the Boston Tea Party, where colonists, protesting against the act and British rule, dumped an entire shipment of tea into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773. This act of defiance became a pivotal moment in the buildup to the American Revolution.