The Tea Act affected the following groups of people:
* The British government: The British government wanted to increase its tax revenue from the American colonies. The Tea Act was one of several measures designed to do this.
* The British East India Company: The British East India Company was a powerful corporation that had a monopoly on the trade between Britain and India. The Tea Act gave the company a major advantage in the American market.
* The American colonists: The American colonists were angry about the Tea Act because they believed it was unfair for them to be taxed on tea that they had not requested. They also resented the fact that the Tea Act gave the British government a monopoly on the sale of tea in the colonies.
The Tea Act was one of the many events that led to the American Revolution. The colonists' anger over the act helped to unite them against the British government. The Boston Tea Party was a direct result of the Tea Act, and it showed the British government that the colonists were not going to accept unfair taxation without a fight.