Backeround In 1770,the Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties,except that on tea. -Tea from the East India Company was unsalable.it came to the brink of bankruptcy. -The Parliament passed the Tea Act to save the company. 3 years after the Boston Massacre The Boston Tea PartyBackground ——In 1770, the Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties, except that on tea. ——Tea from the East India Company was unsalable. it came to the brink of bankruptcy. ——The Parliament passed the Tea Act to save the company. 3 years after the Boston Massacre The Boston Tea Party