WorksheetsBoston Tea Party Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A celebration where people drank lots of tea
A protest where colonists dumped tea into the harbor
A meeting where people decided to make more tea
In what year did the Boston Tea Party happen?
1773
1573
1973
Which group of people was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The Loyalists
The Redcoats
The Sons of Liberty
Why did the colonists throw the tea into the harbor?
They didn’t like the taste of tea
They were protesting the high taxes on tea
They wanted to clean the harbor
How did the colonists disguise themselves during the Boston Tea Party?
As British soldiers
As Indians
As pirates
How many chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor?
342
50
1,000
What was the name of the British law that taxed tea and other goods?
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?
New York Harbor
Boston Harbor
Charleston Harbor
Why is the Boston Tea Party important in American history?
It led to the start of the American Revolution
It was the first time people drank tea in America
It helped the British and colonists become friends
The British Colonist thought taxes were unfair so they protested
No Tea for Me!
No Taxes give us axes!
No Taxation without Representation!
No Taxation without Our Generation!
A British tax on paper (newspapers, books, playing cards) which the American colonist had to pay.
Paper Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
The group of women who showed patriotism by participating in boycotts.
Sons of Liberty
Mothers of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
A group of American patriots who protested British taxes.
Sons of Liberty
Mothers of Liberty
Founding Fathers
What adjective best describes King George III.
An unfair tyrant
A fair leader
A generous giver
Which event came first the French and Indian War or the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
What did the colonists do during the Boston Tea Party?
They threw tea into Boston Harbor.
They had a large tea party in the town square.
They boycotted British tea.
They sent tea back to Britain.
What was the primary reason for the Boston Tea Party?
Protest against the Stamp Act
Demand for representation in the British Parliament
Protest against the Tea Act and taxation without representation
A call for independence from Britain
What state is Boston located?
New York
Georgia
Massachusetts
What does the word "protest" mean?
A celebration of an event
A method of
brewing tea
A way to show disagreement or demand change
Check 3 options: What events lead to the American Revolution?
Colonist Boycotts
French & Indian War
Boston Tea Party
Great Britain wanted their independence from the American Colonist
