Britain Upsets the Colonists
What was caused the colonists to be in debt to England?
The French and Indian War
What act caused the colonists to NOT want to drink British Tea
The Tea Act (1773)
Where did the colonist's meet to plan the Tea Party?
The Old South Meeting House
What were the acts called that "punished" Boston and the colonists for the Tea Party?
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts
What law did Britain pass that angered the Colonists because they were not free to move further west than the Appalachian Mountains?
The Line of Proclamation (1763)
Name TWO of the three ships that came loaded with tea from the East India Tea Company.
Dartmouth, Beaver, Eleanor
How many chests of tea did the colonists destroy?
342 chests.
What act closed the port of Boston to restrict trade until the British East India Company was paid back for the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Port Bill
What law put a tax on sugar and molasses in the colonies?
The Sugar Act (1764)
True or False. The colonists did not want the British from the three ships because it was more expensive than other tea.
False. The tea was actually cheaper than the Dutch tea they preferred. They did not want the tea because Britain was FORCING them to drink and pay taxes on one company's tea. (The East India Trading Company).
How much did the destruction cost Britain?
1.7 million in today's dollars.
What act increased the military presence in Boston because British soldiers could stay in colonists' houses?
The Quartering Act
True or False, Colonists paid MORE in taxes than other British people LIVING in Britain.
FALSE. Just prior to the Revolution, British tax rates stood at between 5-7%, MUCH higher than Americans' 1-1.5% tax rates
What important action did the colonists do before dumping the tea in the harbor?
They asked it to be sent back to Britain.
True or False. The colonists destroyed the ship's sails as well as the tea.
False. The colonists ONLY destroyed the tea. Nothing else was harmed on any of the three ships.
What act did the colonists feel let British Soldiers "get away with murder?"
The Administration of Justice Act. This act let Britain try soldiers back in Britain, instead of in the colonies where they committed the crime.
What was the colonist's "rallying cry" in response to these British laws?
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
Name two men who denied the colonist's request to send the tea back.
Governor Hutchinson, Thomas Rotch (Owner of Dartmouth)
True or false. Historians know all 150 (ish) men who were a part of the Boston Tea Party.
False. It was an "act of treason," or defiance to the colonist's King in Britain. Therefore, they kept themselves anonymous. Only a few men have revealed they participated throughout history.
What act limited meetings colonists could have with each other?
The Massachusetts Government Act