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Boston Tea Party Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

a)

A celebration where people drank lots of tea

b)

A protest where colonists dumped tea into the harbor

c)

A meeting where people decided to make more tea

2.

In what year did the Boston Tea Party happen?

a)

1773

b)

1573

c)

1973

3.

Which group of people was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Loyalists

b)

The Redcoats

c)

The Sons of Liberty

4.

Why did the colonists throw the tea into the harbor?

a)

They didn’t like the taste of tea

b)

They were protesting the high taxes on tea

c)

They wanted to clean the harbor

5.

How did the colonists disguise themselves during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

As British soldiers

b)

As Indians

c)

As pirates

6.

How many chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor?

a)

342

b)

50

c)

1,000

7.

What was the name of the British law that taxed tea and other goods?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Sugar Act

8.

Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?

a)

New York Harbor

b)

Boston Harbor

c)

Charleston Harbor

9.

Why is the Boston Tea Party important in American history?

a)

It led to the start of the American Revolution

b)

It was the first time people drank tea in America

c)

It helped the British and colonists become friends

10.

The British Colonist thought taxes were unfair so they protested

a)

No Tea for Me!

b)

No Taxes give us axes!

c)

No Taxation without Representation!

d)

No Taxation without Our Generation!

11.

A British tax on paper (newspapers, books, playing cards) which the American colonist had to pay.

a)

Paper Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

12.

The group of women who showed patriotism by participating in boycotts.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Mothers of Liberty

c)

Daughters of Liberty

13.

A group of American patriots who protested British taxes.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Mothers of Liberty

c)

Founding Fathers

14.

What adjective best describes King George III.

a)

An unfair tyrant

b)

A fair leader

c)

A generous giver

15.

Which event came first the French and Indian War or the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

French and Indian War

16.

What did the colonists do during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

They threw tea into Boston Harbor.

b)

They had a large tea party in the town square.

c)

They boycotted British tea.

d)

They sent tea back to Britain.

17.

What was the primary reason for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Protest against the Stamp Act

b)

Demand for representation in the British Parliament

c)

Protest against the Tea Act and taxation without representation

d)

A call for independence from Britain

18.

What state is Boston located?

a)

New York

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

19.

What does the word "protest" mean?

a)

A celebration of an event

b)

A method of

brewing tea

c)

A way to show disagreement or demand change

20.

Check 3 options: What events lead to the American Revolution?

a)

Colonist Boycotts

b)

French & Indian War

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Great Britain wanted their independence from the American Colonist