A Very Messy Tea Party

What deal did the British government and the East India Company agree on in the EARLY 1700s?

• agreed that the colonies could only buy tea from Dutch smugglers

• agreed that Britain and the colonies was only allowed buy tea from East India Company

• agreed that the colonists could buy tea from whoever they wanted

Cause: tea had a high price in the colonies because of the agreement with the East India Company. What would be an effect?

• the East India Company sold more tea

• The British bought less tea

• Colonists got tea from smugglers

Colonists were MOST upset because

• they had to pay taxes

• they had to drink tea

• they didn't have representation in Parliament

• they dumped all of the tea in the harbor

The Tea Act of 1773 was meant to

• get the colonists to buy British tea again

• give tea away for free

• get the British to buy tea again

• raise the taxes for tea

What would the main idea of this text be? Write in at least one complete sentence.

Which word would be a synonym for assured?

• dangerous

• guaranteed

• popular

• unlikely

Which of the following did the Townshend Acts not tax?

• paper

• tea

• gravel

• paint

The colonists though taxation by the British was fair and equal,

• True

• False

After the Tea Act of 1773, the price of tea went down. Why weren't the colonists really happy with cheaper tea?

• They didn't like tea.

• They didn't get to vote and make decisions.

• They didn't want to pay any money

A person who lives in or is a member of a colony.

• disguise

• colonist

• British

• principle