Ch 4: Boston Tea Party

John Adams felt that everyone deserved to be fairly represented in court.

• True

• False

What was the Tea Act?

• tax on tea

• tea was banned

• colonists could only by British tea

Information that tries to convince people of certain ideas

• rumors

• advertisment

• propaganda

What did Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty do at the harbor?

• helped unload ships

• protested

• did not let the British unload tea from the ships

• threw eggs at them

How long did the standoff last?

• 1 year

• 2 weeks

• a month

• 4 days

December 16th, 1773 Adams and the Sons of Liberty decided to

• quit boycotting

• let the British unload their tea

• get rid of the tea once and for all

How did they get rid of the tea?

• Stole it

• lit it on fire

• dumped the tea into the bay

How long did it take for the news of the Boston Tea Party to reach King George?

• 2 days

• 3 weeks

• 6 months

• 1 month