The Boston Tea Party and Its Historical Context

The Boston Tea Party and Its Historical Context

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Boston Tea Party?

To commemorate a historical event

To establish a new colonial government

To protest against British taxation policies

To celebrate a successful trade agreement

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary aim of the Molasses Act?

To protect British plantation owners from French competition

To support the American colonial economy

To raise revenue for the British government

To encourage the consumption of molasses

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Sugar Act differ from the Molasses Act?

It was widely accepted by the colonists

It was a direct tax on the colonists

It provided stricter enforcement of the tax

It increased the tax on molasses

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Stamp Act?

It reduced taxes on legal documents

It was the first direct tax on the American colonists

It was a tax on tea

It was a tax on imported goods

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Declaratory Act assert?

The colonies could trade freely with other nations

The colonies were exempt from British taxes

The British Parliament had the right to legislate for the colonies

The colonies had the right to self-govern

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?

To repeal the Stamp Act

To impose taxes on paper, glass, paint, and tea

To provide tax relief to the colonists

To establish a new colonial government

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Tea Act affect the British East India Company?

It allowed the company to sell tea directly to the colonies

It increased the tax on tea

It banned the company from trading with the colonies

It eliminated all taxes on tea

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