Why They Protested
What tax law allowed the British East India Company to sell tea cheaply but still keep till keep tax?
What is The Tea Act?
In what city did the Boston Tea Party take place?
What is Boston?
What year did the Boston Tea Party happen?
What is 1773?
What set of laws did Britain pass to punish Boston after the Tea Party?
What are the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?
The Boston Tea Party prompted colonists in other cities to do what?
Protest and resist British rule.
What slogan did the colonist use to argue that they shouldn't be taxed by Britain?
What is no "taxation without representation"?
What did the Sons of Liberty dress themselves as during the protest?
What are Mohawk Indians?
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place?
What is December 16, 1773?
What happened to Boston Harbor after the Tea Party?
It was closed until the tea was paid for.
Which colonial leaders meeting was partly inspired by Britain's response to the Tea Party?
What is the First Continental Congress?
Colonists believed buying taxed tea would set a bad example. What did they fear this would allow Britain to keep doing?
What is controlling colonial trade and adding more taxes?
How many ships carried the tea that was dumped?
What are three ships?
How many chests of tea were destroyed?
What are 342 chests?
What did Britain require colonists to do for soldiers under the Intolerable Acts?
House and feed them (Quartering Act).
How did the Boston Tea Party affect relations between Britain and the colonies?
It made tensions much worse.
Why were merchants especially upset about the Tea Act?
It hurt their business by giving the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales.
Who led the group of men that boarded the ships?
Who is Samuel Adams?
About how many colonists took part in dumping the tea?
About 100
What happened to Massachusetts government under the British response?
Its self-government powers were reduced.
Why is the Boston Tea Party remembered as an important move toward the American Revolution?
It stirred up colonists and showed that they would fight for independence.
Besides money, what did colonists believe Britain was really trying to take away through taxation
Their rights and freedoms
What did the colonists do to the tea after breaking open the chests?
They disposed/dumped it into the Boston Harbor.
About how much was the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party worth in British money at the time?
What is between $10,000 and $18,000
Britain thought the harsh punishments would scare the colonies. What actually happened instead?
The colonist grew together in order to unite against Britain.
What meeting of colonial leaders was partly inspired by Britain’s response to the Tea Party?
What is the First Continental Congress?