The Boston Tea Party Quiz

What was the main purpose of the Tea Act passed by Britain?

• To allow colonists to sell tea in Britain

• To allow only the British to sell tea in the colonies

• To reduce the price of tea for the colonists

• To stop the colonists from drinking tea

Why did the colonists find the tea tax unfair?

• They wanted to pay more taxes

• They believed they should have a say in their taxes

• They preferred coffee over tea

• They thought tea was unhealthy

What event took place on the evening of December 16, 1773?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The start of the American Revolution

• The First Continental Congress

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

• As British soldiers

• As Mohawk American Indians

• As French traders

• As sailors

What did the colonists do to the British tea during the Boston Tea Party?

• They drank it

• They sold it

• They dumped it into the water

• They stored it

What was the estimated value of the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party?

• $500,000

• $1 million

• $2 million

• $5 million

What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?

• They reduced the tea tax

• They passed the Coercive Acts

• They sent more tea to the colonies

• They ignored the event

What did the Coercive Acts do to Boston Harbor?

• Made it a free trade zone

• Completely shut it down

• Expanded its operations

• Reduced its taxes

What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?

• The Fair Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Acceptable Acts

• The Friendly Acts

Who wrote about the Coercive Acts to inform the colonists?

• The British Parliament

• The Committees of Correspondence

• The French Government

• The Spanish Explorers