U2 L3: Causes of American Revolution 8.15

1. Why did the British government pass the Tea Act?

• 1. To protect their business with the East India Company

• 1. To build a positive relationship with the colonists by reducing the tax on tea

• 1. To punish the colonists for throwing 300 cases of tea into Boston Harbor

• 1. To isolate Massachusetts and shut down Boston Harbor

1. Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s reaction to the Boston Tea Party?

• 1. Thomas Jefferson was opposed to the Boston Tea Party and thought the colonists should pay for the tea.

• 1. Thomas Jefferson was opposed to the Boston Tea Party because he feared the colonists might begin a war with Britain.

• 1. Thomas Jefferson supported the Boston Tea Party because this act hurt the British economy and forced Britain to loosen control over the colonies.

• 1. Thomas Jefferson supported the Boston Tea Party because he believed the colonists were asserting their freedom against tyranny. 

1. Which of the following was not a purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

• 1. To isolate Massachusetts from the other British colonies

• 1. To assert the control of the British government over the colonies

• 1. To encourage the colonists to return to Britain and apply for citizenship

• 1. To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to prevent similar events in the future

1. What was King George III’s goal in passing the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts? 

• 1. King George III wanted to assert his control over the colonies and isolate Massachusetts from the other colonies.

• 1. King George III wanted to protect British trade with the colonies and force the colonists to pay a tax on imported goods.

• 1. King George III wanted to prevent the colonists from moving to Canada, outside the boundaries of his political control.

• 1. King George III wanted to protect trade with the East India Company and wanted to ensure that international trade remained profitable.

Drag the item to match the definition to its term.

• 1773

  political protest in Boston

• Boston Tea Party

• 1765; tax mark on all paper documents

• Intolerable Acts

• March 5, 1770

  violent conflict in Boston

• Stamp Act

• group of Patriots formed to protest G.B.

• Boston Massacre

• 1774; laws passed after Boston Tea Party

• Sons of Liberty

"It is unfair to demand these taxes when we have nobody representing us in Parliament."

Who would MOST likely hold this view about the Boston Tea Party?

• King George III

• a British citizen

• an American colonist

• owner of the British East India Company

The group known for using acts of violence against tea tax collectors as known as the...

• Sons of Liberty

• Green Mountain Boys

• Loyalists

• Red Coats

Place these events in chronological order (oldest on left).

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable/Coercive Acts

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Townshend Acts

American Colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Tea Act

An "Act" is another word for...

• Law

• Battle

• Boycott

• Trade