People
What group of people were upset because of all the taxes?
The colonists
Were was the tea dumped?
The Boston Harbor
List 2 reasons the colonists needed to live near the water?
Fish to eat
Travel on water
Attracted animals to hunt
What were the taxes called that were put on paper, stamps, glass, and tea?
The Stamp Act
How many chests of tea were thrown overboard?
More than 340
What group threw the tea overboard?
The Sons of Liberty
What city did the Boston Tea Party occur?
Boston
Why did the early settlers trade their crops and other food with other settlers?
To get goods they didn't grow or catch.
What started the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists hated paying British taxes.
How did the Sons of Liberty get on the ships?
They snuck abaord dressed as American Indians
Who ruled the 13 colonies during the Boston Tea Party?
Great Britain / King George III
What government had just gone to war and needed money?
Great Britain
Why did the American Indians want to trade with the settlers for iron tools?
Iron was stronger and sharper
Why did the colonists put a skull and crossbones on the fake stamp?
It was a Symbolic Act - Beware!
What does the word Representation mean to the colonists?
An elected person in Great Britain speaking for the colonists and their needs.
What group of people only had copper and wanted to trade for metal tools?
The American Indians
Where was the fake stamp made?
North America (which is now called the United States)
What metal were American Indian tools made from BEFORE the colonists arrived and traded with them?
Copper
What was the colonists cry because there were no elected people in Great Britain telling the king of their needs?
No Taxation Without Representation!
How much money would be lost today because of the tea being thrown overboard?
Nearly $1,000,000 in today's money
Who benefited from all the taxes the colonists paid?
The British or King George III
Where was the French and Indian War fought?
North America
What is another word for bartering? (The colonists would barter for things they needed)
Trading
How did the colonists show their anger at FIRST? (before the Boston Tea Party)
The colonists would not buy British tea. They bought more expensive smuggled tea instead.
What was the King's punishment for throwing the tea overboard?
He took almost all the colonists rights away. (He closed ports, no town meetings, no trials, colonists had to house British troops)