Boston Tea Party Quizizz

The total cost of all of the tea dumped out during the Boston Tea Party cost about how much in today's money?

• $92,000

• $1 million

• $19.7 million

• $6

In what city did the Boston Tea Party take place?

• Chattanooga

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

Who did the tea that was dumped out belong to?

• British Company

• English East Tea Company

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• British East India Company

What was the name of the act that put a tax on tea?

• Townshend Acts

• Dutch Tea Act

• Townshend Tea Tax

• East India Company Tea Tax

Colonists who were against the King's laws and taxes were called Patriots. The ones who agreed with the King were called __________.

• Crownies

• Puritans

• Loyalists

• Non-patriots

A painful punishment that involved pouring a hot sticky substance all over someone is called what?

• Tarring and feathering

• Hanging

• Paddling

• Standing in the corner

Colonists wrote lots of letters of protest against laws and rules that they saw as unfair. What does it mean to protest?

• To agree with something

• To think about something

• To read about something

• To fight against something

Who has the nickname "The Mother of the Boston Tea Party"?

• Martha Washington

• Pocahontas

• Sarah Bradlee Fulton

• Queen Elizabeth

Which Native American tribe did the Sons of Liberty disguise themselves as during the Boston Tea Party?

• Cherokee

• Mohawk

• Chickasaw

• Navajo

The British were extremely angry about the Boston Tea Party. What change did they make to the Quartering Act to punish the colonists?

• The tax on tea was raised even higher

• The British burned many colonists' boats

• British troops could now stay in people's homes without permission