The Boston Tea Party and Its Impact

The video discusses the role of Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty in opposing British taxes, leading to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. Patriots protested against the Townshend Act by dumping 92,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor, causing significant financial damage to Britain. This act of defiance was rooted in the principle of 'taxation without representation,' emphasizing the need for local representation in tax decisions. The British Parliament responded with the Intolerable Acts, closing the Boston port, which escalated tensions and contributed to the onset of the American Revolutionary War.

Who led the Sons of Liberty in their opposition to British taxes?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Sam Adams

What was the main reason the Patriots opposed the tea tax?

• They wanted to support local tea merchants

• They preferred coffee

• Taxation without representation

• It was too expensive

How did the Patriots disguise themselves during the Boston Tea Party?

• As British soldiers

• As sailors

• As Indians

• As merchants

Approximately how much tea was dumped into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party?

• 50,000 pounds

• 92,000 pounds

• 75,000 pounds

• 100,000 pounds

What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?

• They ignored the event

• They reduced the tea tax

• They sent more tea to the colonies

• They enacted the Intolerable Acts