May 10, 1773 - royal assent was given to the Tea Act. In a letter to Thomas Cushing, Roger Sherman expressed his opposition by stating that, “No Laws bind the people but such as they consent to be governed by.” Resistance to the Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, an action that ultimately led to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2022/04/today-in-history-parliament-passes-the-tea-act/