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What did Britain put a tax on (that made the colonists angry)?
What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The British put a tax on tea
What kind of tea was dumped in the Boston Harbor?
British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
What was in Boston Harbor?
3 British ships filled with tea
Who participated in the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams, Josiah Quincy and John Hancock
How much money was the tea worth in today's dollars?
1 million dollars
Why did the bloody massacre happen?
opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men
What was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment
How did the colonists feel about tea?
It was their favorite drink in the colonies
Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?
Old South Meeting House on December 16. 1773.
When Was the Boston Tea Party a planned protest?
No one is sure
How did the Boston Tea Party change the course of history?
throwing the tea overboard
Who is the son of liberty?
an organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies.
When was the Boston Tea Party?
What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?
They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government
How much was the tax on the tea act?
Seventeen Million Pounds
True or False: Destroying the tea was not a big deal.
About how many people participated in the Boston Tea Party protest?
116
How many ships did the colonists board and destroy their cargo of tea?
3
How much tea was destroyed and what would it be worth today?
18,523,000 cups of tea!
What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?
They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government
Who did the colonists dress up as when they boarded the ships in protest?
Mohawk Indians
Why did the Boston Tea Party start at Old South Meeting House?
the biggest building in all of colonial Boston, Old South Meeting House was the scene of the most dramatic
Who led the town meeting earlier that day to discuss the unfair taxation of tea by the British?
Samuel Adams