The Tea Act and the American Revolution

What was one of the crucial moments in the American Revolution?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The French and Indian War

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Tea Act

Why did the British East India Company have a surplus of tea in 1773?

• Decreased sales

• Increased production

• High demand in America

• Trade restrictions

What was the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?

• To lower the cost of tea for American colonists

• To increase taxes on tea in America

• To establish a British monopoly on tea sales in America

• To encourage American merchants to sell British tea

Why did the British crown pass the Townsend acts?

• To punish the American colonies for their resistance

• To increase revenue from the colonies

• To regulate trade with other countries

• To support the British East India Company

What was the response of American colonists to the Tea Act?

• They boycotted British tea

• They increased tea imports

• They supported the British East India Company

• They protested peacefully

What did the Sons of Liberty do during the Boston Tea Party?

• Dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

• Boycotted British tea

• Attacked British troops

• Burned down warehouses

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Laws designed to punish colonial America

• Laws that increased taxes on tea

• Laws that supported the British East India Company

• Laws that granted representation to the colonies

What was the result of the Intolerable Acts?

• Increased resistance from the American colonies

• Improved relations between Britain and the colonies

• Decreased taxation in America

• Peaceful negotiations