Boston Tea Party Historical Questions

Boston Tea Party Historical Questions

Assessment

Passage

Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

John Sengia

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for the Boston Tea Party?

Protest against British taxation without representation

Desire to support the British East India Company

Celebration of a successful harvest

Demand for more tea varieties

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who led the group known as the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party?

Samuel Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the immediate British response to the Boston Tea Party?

Enactment of the Coercive Acts

Granting independence to the colonies

Lowering taxes on tea

Sending more tea to the colonies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did participants of the Boston Tea Party disguise themselves?

As Mohawk Indians

As British soldiers

As colonial merchants

As sailors

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event did the Boston Tea Party help lead to?

The First Continental Congress

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

The end of the Seven Years' War

The Boston Massacre