Quiz on the Boston Tea Party

What year did the Boston Tea Party occur?

• 1783

• 1775

• 1773

• 1770

What was the Boston Tea Party a protest against?

• Spanish colonization

• French trade restrictions

• Dutch trade monopolies

• British taxation

Which act passed by the British Parliament in 1773 was a direct cause of the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Currency Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

What did the British East India Company receive from the Tea Act?

• Exclusive rights to trade in China

• A monopoly on the American tea trade

• Lower taxes in Britain

• Control over American cotton

What was the rallying cry of the colonials during the protests?

• Justice for all!

• Liberty or tyranny!

• Freedom or death!

• No taxation without representation!

Who led the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

What did the protestors do to the tea during the Boston Tea Party?

• Stole it to sell later

• Burned it on the docks

• Returned it to Britain

• Dumped it into Boston Harbor

How much was the dumped tea worth in today's money?

• Around 2 million dollars

• Over 500,000 dollars

• Nearly 1 million dollars

• Less than 100,000 dollars

What were the British Parliament's punitive measures called after the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Punitive Acts

• Restrictive Acts

What was the effect of the Coercive Acts on the American colonists?

• Made them consider reconciliation

• Encouraged them to pay taxes

• Decreased their morale

• Strengthened their resistance