Why did parliament pass the tea act of 1773

It was supposed to save the East India company form bankruptcy, by lowering the amount of tax they have to pay to the british government, and that granted a monopoly on the american tea trade. Have a good day

b: the exchange of coined money

after the senate and the house passed different bills and deadlock threatened, a compromise bill was worked out with the following provisions: (1) missouri was admitted as a slave state and maine (formerly part of massachusetts).