Boston Tea Party

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• A very peaceful group of protestors

• King George's sons

• an army made up of Loyalists

• Group of men that protested laws like the Stamp Act

One cause of the Boston Tea Party was that the colonists were angry about___.

• English soldiers

• tax on tea

• the president

• the weather

When was the Boston Tea Party?

• Massachusetts

• Maryland

• 1773

• 1873

Which British law was passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Coercive or Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

One effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the King closed Boston harbor.

• True

• False

One effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the King made the colonists ___ the tea.

• drink

• send back

• pay for

• unload

One effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the king sent ____ to Massachusetts.

• more tea

• more ships

• more Indians

• more soldiers

Which war did the Boston Tea Party lead to?

• American Revolution

• Civil War

• World War 2

Which British laws were passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

The financial loss as a result of the Boston Tea Party was significant.  It was equivalent to $1,000,000 in today's money.

• True

• False