Causes: Boston Tea Party & Boston Massacre

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What TWO actions led to the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists began throwing rocks and ice balls at troops
• British troops started a fight with colonists in Boston
• Tensions between the French and Indians after the war
• British troops were sent to control Bostonian colonists

How did Adams create anti-British sentiments in the colonies?

• Adams spoke at town meetings to demand more British intervention in the colonies
• Adams had someone recreate the massacre as it occurred
• Adams spread misinformation about what actually occurred

What were outcomes of the Tea Act on the colonies? Select 4 options.

• Tea Act lowered the cost of tea that was sold by the East India Company
• Merchants tea sales increased throughout the colonies
• Taxed British tea became cheaper than smuggled Dutch tea
• The British East India Company had a monopoly over tea sales in the colonies
• Some colonists protested by dumping about 90,000 pounds of tea into the sea

Generally, how did colonists feel about the taxes and control that England had over them?

• They did not mind.
• They only were irritated when they could not afford English demands.
• They were unhappy with England.
• They wanted to pay England back for their help in defeating the French.