Boston Tea Party

Read this sentence from "Boston Tea Party Eyewitness Account: Joshua Wyeth."

Others raised them to the railing and discharged their contents overboard.

What is the meaning of the word discharged as it is used in this sentence?

• rearranged

• emptied

• returned

• opened

Which phrase from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of discharged?

• "...going to unload the tea,..."

• "...hand us the hoisting tackle..."

• "...knocked them open..."

• "...making so large a cup of tea..."

Joshua Wyeth uses a word that describes someone whose job is to stand guard, like a watchman or lookout. Underline that word in the paragraph below.

*Type the word below*

(a)  

What is the meaning of the word freighted as it is used in paragraph 2 of John Andrew's account?

• sent

• intended

• filled

• delivered

Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of freighted?

• "then proceeded, two by two"

• "a large quantity of other goods"

• "took the greatest care not to injure"

• "knocked to pieces and flung over"

What is an important similarity in the points of view the two accounts represent?

• Both are firsthand accounts

• Both are secondhand accounts

• Both men witnessed the protest from afar.

• Both men enjoyed taking part in the protest

Select one sentence from Joshua Wyeth's account and one from John Andrew's account that best support the answer to Part A.

• "They instantly obeyed." Wyeth

• "Some of our number then jumped into the hold and passed the chests to the tackle." Wyeth

• "As they were hauled on deck, others knocked them open with axes." Wyeth

• "I went and was satisfied." Andrews

• "They gathered, I'm told, upon Fort HIll, to the number of about two hundred." Andrews

What is one important difference between the newspaper article from the Massachusetts Gazette and the accounts by Joshua Wyeth and John Andrews?

• The article describes the ship owner's feelings.

• The article compares colonists and ship captains.

• The article explains key events in the correct order.

• The article tells how the British reacted to the event.

What point of view about the Tea Party participants is suggested in the article from the Massachusetts Gazette?

• The reporter disapproves of the participants' behavior before and after the event.

• The reporter appreciates the participants who volunteered information about the event.

• The reporter admires the courage and honorable actions of participants in the event.

• The reporter questions the participants' decision to destroy so many tea chests during the event.

Which details from the article best support the answer to Part A?

Choose two answers.

• "Having cleared this ship they proceeded to Captain Bruce's and then to Captain Coffin's brig."

• "There was the greatest care taken to prevent the tea from being stolen by the populace."

• "Silence was commanded, and it was quiet until the end of the meeting."

• "The town was very quiet during the whole evening and night following."

• "Even when a small padlock belonging to the captain of one of the shops was broken, another was sent to him."