Why did colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor?

• To celebrate a special holiday

• To protest unfair taxes on tea

• To make a new kind of drink

• To clean the harbor

What happened to Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party?

• It was opened for more ships to come in

• It was closed by the government

• It was filled with many new fish

• It was cleaned by the colonists

Why was Benjamin Franklin blamed by the judge in London?

• For writing a funny story

• For encouraging colonists to protest

• For selling too much tea

• For sailing a ship

What did it mean for soldiers to be 'quartered'?

• They got new uniforms to wear

• They lived in people's homes

• They marched in special parades

• They cleaned their weapons

What were the new rules that made the colonists upset?

• Rules about paying for tea.

• Rules about cooking and cleaning.

• Rules that closed the port of Boston and took away some rights.

• Rules about learning to read and write.

Why did Henri have to work for the ship's captain?

• He wanted to learn how to sail.

• His parents died and he had to pay for their trip.

• He was punished for breaking plates.

• He liked cleaning the captain's room.

Why did James and Henri use the printing press?

• To make new clothes.

• To print posters about the new rules.

• To make a new wagon wheel.

• To cook a pie.

What did Benjamin Franklin declare himself to be?

• A British subject

• An American

• A loyalist

• A king

What were James and Henri putting up that made the British soldiers chase them?

• Pictures of the King

• Advertisements for a new shop

• Warnings about new laws

• Lost pet notices

How did Sarah hide the "Intolerable Acts" poster from the British officer?

• She hid it under her dress.

• She gave it to James to hide.

• She burned it in the stove.

• She threw it out the window.