The Tea Act & The Boston Tea Party

Front

What did the Parliament issue that affected the American tea trade?

Back

The Tea Act

Front

What was the impact of the Tea Act on the East India Company and the American tea trade?

Back

It allowed the East India Company to have a monopoly to sell tea directly to the American colonies.

Front

Why is a monopoly considered bad?

Back

It leads to higher prices and reduced consumer choice.

Front

The acts issued by the British government in response to the Boston Tea Party were known as?

Back

The Intolerable Acts

Front

Define monopoly

Back

total control over the supply of a product or service in a market

Front

The Tea Act was passed by Parliament in _______.

Back

1773

Front

A group of protestors known as the Sons of Liberty were very angry at the Tea Act. What did they do as a result of this?

Back

Colonists started to sneak in tea from other places, and they refused to unload the British tea and sent it back.

Front

On the night of December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as _________ and boarded the ships.

Back

Mohawk Indians

Front

What did the Sons of Liberty do when they were on that ship?

Back

They dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Front

Which of these was a common slogan associated (connected) with the American Revolution? Options: "Remember the Alamo!", "Fifty-four forty or fight!", "No taxation without representation!", "Remember the Maine!"

Back

"No taxation without representation!"