George III (r. 1760 – 1776, in the colonies; died 1820) lends his assent to the Tea Act, granting an exclusive, excise-free trading monopoly to the British East India Company, in an effort to reduce its overextended inventory.

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“Law of the Jungle”
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Tea Act – Wikipedia
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