The Boston Tea Party

What was a major cause of tension between Great Britain and the American colonists before 1773?

• Great Britain stopped trading with the colonies.

• Colonists were forced to pay taxes without having a say in the British government.

• American colonists refused to buy any British goods.

• Great Britain declared war on the American colonies.

What was the main purpose of the Tea Act passed by Great Britain?

• To make tea cheaper for colonists.

• To save the British East India Company from going out of business.

• To encourage colonists to buy more smuggled tea.

• To increase the overall tax revenue from tea.

What was the name of the group of patriot revolutionaries who planned protests and sabotage against British actions?

• The Colonial Militia

• The American Patriots

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Freedom Fighters

After the Boston Tea Party, what was one of the ways Great Britain punished the colonists through the Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts)?

• They lowered all taxes on goods imported to the colonies.

• They closed the port of Boston to all trade and supplies.

• They allowed colonists to elect representatives to British Parliament.

• They sent all British troops home from the colonies.