Boston Tea Party
In what year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
A) 1763
B) 1773
C) 1783
D) 1793
B) 1773
In what year did the Boston Massacre take place?
A) 1765
B) 1770
C) 1775
D) 1780
1770
Which group organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
This act put a tax on all legal documents like newspapers and wills
stamp act
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific
Which country did the American colonists rebel against during the Boston Tea Party?
Great Britain
How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
What was the name of one of the ships boarded during the Boston Tea Party?
A) Liberty
B) Mayflower
C) Dartmouth
D) Revolution
Dartmouth
This act said Americans had to house British soldiers
Quartering act
How many legs does a spider have?
8
What was thrown into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
Tea
Who defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Approximately how many chests of tea were dumped into the harbor?
342
Famous slogan used by Americans to protest against the taxes imposed
No Taxation without representation
How many continents are there in the world?
7
Who were the protesters disguised as during the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
What did the colonists throw at the British soldiers during the Boston Massacre?
snowballs and rocks
What was the British government's response to the Boston Tea Party?
A) They ignored it
B) They lowered taxes
C) They passed the Intolerable Acts
D) They sent more tea
They passed the Intolerable Acts
What was the Townshend Act (1767)
A set of laws passed by the British Parliament that placed taxes on everyday goods imported into the American colonies, such as glass, paper, paint, and tea.
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
Why were the colonists angry about the Tea Act?
They had to buy tea only from Britain
Which side fired first during the Boston Massacre (according to most colonial reports)?
A) The colonists
B) The British soldiers
C) Paul Revere
D) No one knows for sure
No one knows for sure
What was the value of the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party (in today’s money)?
A) About $1,000
B) About $100,000
C) About $1 million
D) About $10 million
D) About $10 million
These laws said the colonies could only trade with Britain and had to use British ships. The goal was to keep wealth and goods within the British Empire. |They could only trade things like cotton, sugar and tobacco through Britain
Which famous ship sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912?
Titanic