The Boston Tea Party

Being forced by a government to pay a tax without having a say can be called __________________

Why were the colonists upset about paying taxes?

When was the Tea Act passed?

• 1920

• 1776

• 1773

• 1845

Who did the Tea Act benefit?

• The East India Company

• The colonists

• The Native Americans

• The Red Coats

What Act from 1767 allowed taxes to be placed on glass, oil, paint, lead, paper, and tea?

• The Tea Act

• The Townshend Revenue Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

Where did the Boston Tea Party Take place?

• Manhattan

• Philadelphia

• Boston Harbor

• Charleston

Who was the group who led the Boston Tea Party?

• The Mohawk Indians

• The East India Tea Company

• The Union

• The Sons of Liberty

Who was the leader of the secret society that led the Boston Tea Party?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Hutcherson

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

What immediately resulted from the destruction of the tea?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Constitution

• The Sugar Act

• The Declaration of Independence

What did the Boston Tea Party essentially lead to?

• The Civil War

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The emancipation of slaves