WorksheetsBoston Tea Party 1773 (The American Revolution)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the main reason for the Boston Tea Party?
A protest against unfair labor practices
A celebration of British rule
A protest against British taxation
A disagreement over fishing rights
What law did the British Parliament pass in 1773 that led to the Boston Tea Party?
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Coercive Acts
What did the Tea Act grant to the British East India Company?
The right to tax colonial goods
A monopoly on American tea trade
Exclusive fishing rights in Boston harbor
Control over American shipping routes
What famous slogan expressed the anger of the colonists about British taxation?
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
"Don't tread on me!"
"No taxation without representation!"
"United we stand, divided we fall!"
What did "No taxation without representation!" mean for the American colonists?
They did not want to pay any taxes at all.
They wanted to be taxed by American representatives, not by the British Parliament.
They wanted to negotiate tax rates with the British king.
They believed that taxes should only apply to British citizens.
What date did the Boston Tea Party occur?
July 4, 1776
December 16, 1773
March 5, 1770
September 5, 1774
Who led the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
How did the participants of the Boston Tea Party disguise themselves?
As British soldiers
As merchants
As Native Americans
As sailors
Approximately how much was the tea (in today's money) that was thrown into Boston Harbor?
$1 million
$100,000
$10 million
$500,000
What was the punishment of the British Parliament for the Boston Tea Party?
They repealed the Tea Act.
They apologized to the colonists.
They passed the Coercive Acts.
They sent more tea to Boston.
Which British company received a monopoly on American tea trade by the Tea Act?
The Royal Tea Company
The British East India Company
The American Colonial Tea Company
The Tea Merchants of London
Where were the British ships docked when the Sons of Liberty boarded them?
Plymouth Harbor
New York Harbor
Boston Harbor
Charleston Harbor
What was the immediate effect of the Boston Tea Party on the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?
It led to immediate peace negotiations.
It strengthened the colonists' resistance to the British crown.
It caused the British to withdraw all troops.
It had no significant impact on their relationship.
The Boston Tea Party is described as a protest against what?
Unjust distribution of land
British military presence
British taxation and interference in American business
Religious persecution
The passage states that the Coercive Acts "brought the two sides closer to war." What "two sides" are being referred to?
The Sons of Liberty and the British East India Company
The American colonists and the British Crown
Samuel Adams and the British Parliament
Boston and other colonial cities
