Boston Tea Party

Which line from “Lane’s Lesson” best shows that Lane was feeling frustrated about having to learn about the Boston Tea Party?

• Lane: (sighing loudly after reading the board) The Boston Tea Party?

• Niesha: Right!

• Lane: Wow! I guess the BostonTea Party is more importantthan I thought!

• Mr. Williams: That is a greatquestion!

What does the term importing mean?

• An organization of people who fought to protect the rights of colonists.

• To send goods out to another country.

• To bring goods in from another country.

• To make a purchase from your neighbor

If a reader wanted information about what led to the Boston Tea Party, what heading should he or she look under?

• Before the Party

• During the Party

• After the Party

• Glossary

Which of the following choices is NOT information that can be found in both passages?

• The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773.

• The Tea Act only allowed colonists to buy tea from one company.

• 90,000 pounds of tea was dumped into the ocean during the Boston Tea Party.

• Boston was one of the largest towns with one of the most important ports.

Using information from both passages, why did the colonists MOST LIKELY dress in disguises during the Boston Tea Party?

• They were breaking laws and could get in a lot of trouble if people knew it was them.

• They did not want to have their faces seen on the ship’s security cameras.

• They thought it would be fun and silly.

• The were forced to dress in disguises by the British Parliament.

Using information from BOTH passages, which is NOT an event that helped lead to the Boston Tea Party protest?

• In 1763, the Tea Act was passed which placed a high tax on tea that colonists were told they must pay.

• Colonists were only allowed to buy tea from the East India Trading Company.

• Boston was one of the largest towns during colonial times.

• Colonists did not have any representation in the British Parliament.

Which of the following best describes the main idea of “The Boston Tea Party”?

• After being taxed unfairly,colonists participated in a protest called the Boston Tea Party which led to the American Revolution.

• Lane did not want to learn about the Boston Tea Partybecause he did not realizehow important it was.

• The Boston Tea Party was aprotest.

• Boston was an important cityfor importing and exporting goods by ship.

In “Lane’s Lesson” the author wrote:

Lane: (rolling his eyes) I highly doubt dumping tea in the ocean caused a war.

Using the line above, what character trait best describes Lane?

• thoughtful

• critical

• kind

• open-minded

Why did the author MOST LIKELY include a map?

• To show readers what the ships looked like.

• To show readers the amount of tea that was dumped into the ocean.

• To show readers where Lane’s school was located.

• To show readers where Boston is located in the state of Massachusetts.

Using information from “Lane’s Lesson” what does the term boycott mean?

• To not buy something.

• To learn about a new topic.

• To spend all of your money.

• To have representation ingovernment.