The Boston Tea Party - 1773

Introduction

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Geography

The British East India Company had control of the tea that was imported to the American colonies; the company had a monopoly. Tea was very popular both in England and in America. Smuggling of tea into the colonies did occur; however, most of the tea consumed came from the British company.

The British, still trying to pay off their war debt, passed the Tea Act; yet another tax on the colonists.

In 1773, some Boston colonists dressed up as Indians, boarded a British merchant ship containing a cargo of tea, and threw the tea into Boston Harbor. This rebellious act came to be known as The Boston Tea Party.

The tea party became another important event leading up to the American Revolution. Once again, the colonists were demonstrating their objection to one of the Intolerable Acts.

The Boston Tea Party - 1773

Comprehension

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Most of the tea consumed in America came from the ______________.
Dutch Tea Company
China Tea Agency
Manila Bay Company
British East India Company
The British government passed the Tea Act which put another __________ on the American colonists.
restriction
regulation
tax
opportunity
The colonists in America considered the Tea Act to be another one of the ____________.
Intolerable Acts
Regulation Acts
Desirable Acts
Constitutional Acts
The American colonists who threw British tea into Boston Harbor were dressed as ____________.
French trappers
Indians
Masons
British soldiers
The act of throwing the tea into Boston Harbor became known as ___________.
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Indian Raid
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Uprising
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Geography

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Pakistan is _____ of India.
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
Burma is ___________ of India.
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
China is ___________ of India.
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
India is __________ of Napal.
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
This country is between India and Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nepal
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The Boston Tea Party - 1773
Introduction
Comprehension
Geography