What caused the Boston Tea party
What act caused the tea party?
The tea act
What did the colonists dump overboard?
crates/chests of tea
When did the tea party happen?
December 16, 1773
What act did parliament pass after the tea party?
The intolerable acts
What was the chant that colonists used to protest the tea act
No taxation without representation
What did colonists do in response to the tea Act
They smuggled in tea
What were the intolerable acts?
acts passed after the tea party to punish the colonists
Who owned the ships delivering the tea to the colonies?
The East India Company
What tribe of Native Americans did the colonists dress up as?
The Mohawk Tribe
When were the Townshend acts passed?
1767
What did most of Boston tea party participants do?
They fled boston and evaded arrest
what did the tea act do?
it allowed the East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies
About how many crates were thrown overboard?
342 chests
When was the tea act passed?
1773
What was the Boston Port Act
This closed the Boston harbor until tea was paid for