Weekly 14 - Road to Revolution

1.    On _______________________________, __________ chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor.

• DECEMBER 22, 1773

  560

• DECEMBER 16, 1773

  340

• DECEMBER 25, 1773

  440

• DECEMBER 19, 1773

  240

Match the following people with the following description.

• He was a Boston businessman.

• Samuel Adams

• Member of Virginia House of Burgesses

• John Hancock

• He was a Patriot.

• Patrick Henry

• He was a rich and outspoken.

• Benjamin Franklin

• He was a judge.

• Thomas Hutchinson

Match the following people with the following description.

• had a role in the Boston Tea Party

• John Hancock

• He organized a group of citizens.

• Benjamin Franklin

• He supported the colonies.

• Thomas Hutchinson

• known for his

  passion for liberty

• Patrick Henry

• He was a governor.

• Samuel Adams

Match the following people with the following description.

• talked with

  government leaders

• Thomas Hutchinson

• recruited men who were angry at the king

• Benjamin Franklin

• chose to not send tea back

• John Hancock

• voiced his opinions against

• Samuel Adams

• give me liberty or give me death

• Patrick Henry

What happened on, Oct. 25^th, 1774?

• These women had resolved not to drink any more tea or use any British cloth to protest taxation without representation.

• They discovered the tea chests, broke them open, and dumped the tea into the river.

• There, he was met by a committee of men representing a mass meeting of roughly 8,000 citizens.

• Chambers was taken into custody, and members of the Sons of Liberty searched the ship.

What happened on, Oct. 25^th, 1774?

• The ship London (which had been in

  Charleston, South Carolina, in December)

  arrived in New York under the command

  of Captain Chambers.

• The step was a momentous one for colonists because drinking tea was an English tradition that defined social gatherings.

• The captain refused.

  The customs collector then had the 257 tea

  chests seized for unpaid import taxes.

• The Nancy, commanded by Captain Benjamin Lockyer, dropped anchor at Sandy Hook, New York.

What happened on, Oct. 25^th, 1774?

• They refused the unloading of the ships’ cargo of tea.

• Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson

  refused to let the ships return to England.

• Giving up tea, which was a part

  of everyday life, showed just how angry

  they were with the English government.

• The captain refused. The customs collector then had the 257 tea chests seized for unpaid import taxes. The tea was unloaded and stored away.

What happened on, Oct. 25^th, 1774?

• There, he was met by a committee

  of men representing a mass meeting of

  roughly 8,000 citizens.

• They threatened

  Ayres and anyone who tried to bring the ship

  into Philadelphia or attempted to accept

  the shipment.

• They told him to

  return the tea to England.

• This event became known as the Edenton Tea Party.

___________________________selected friends and men loyal to the king to be tea agents.

• Governors

• Presidents

• Queens

• English Families

What did the Tea Act take away?

• it only took away the taxes

• away all competitive buying from merchants

• it sent the tea to other places

• it was dumped in the ocean