Exploring the Boston Tea Party: Key Events and Significance

The video explores the Boston Tea Party, a pivotal protest against British taxation that contributed to the American Revolutionary War. It explains the colonists' grievances over 'taxation without representation' and the Tea Act, which led to the Boston Tea Party. The event involved the Sons of Liberty dumping tea into Boston Harbor as a protest. The British response with the Intolerable Acts further fueled the desire for American independence, eventually leading to the Revolutionary War and the birth of the United States.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A major protest

• A British festival

• A celebration event

• A tea-tasting event

Who were the American colonists fighting against in the American Revolution?

• Dutch government

• French government

• Spanish government

• British government

What was the main issue the colonists had with paying taxes to the British?

• They were paid in tea

• They were paid in gold

• They had no say in how they were used

• They were too high

What did the Tea Act allow the East India Company to do?

• Stop selling tea

• Sell tea at a low price in the American colonies

• Sell tea at a high price

• Sell tea only in Britain

Why were the colonists angry about the Tea Act?

• They didn't like tea

• They had to pay an extra tax on tea

• They wanted coffee instead

• They wanted to sell their own tea

What did the Sons of Liberty do during the Boston Tea Party?

• Sold the tea at a higher price

• Burned the tea

• Dumped the tea into the ocean

• Bought all the tea

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the British government's response to the Boston Tea Party?

• They ignored it

• They reduced taxes

• They sent more tea

• They passed the Intolerable Acts

What did the Intolerable Acts allow British troops to do?

• Stay in colonists' houses

• Vote in American elections

• Sell tea

• Become American citizens

What famous line did Patrick Henry say in his speech?

• No taxation without representation

• Give me tea or give me coffee

• Give me liberty or give me death

• We want freedom