The Boston Tea Party

What was one of the primary causes of the Boston Tea Party?

• Imposition of taxes without colonists' consent

• Lack of tea supply

• Support from the British government

• Discovery of new tea flavors.

Which company was granted a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies?

• East India Company

• West India Company

• British Tea Company

• American Tea Company

The Tea Act of 1773 allowed the East India Company to sell surplus tea directly to the colonies, bypassing whom?

• Colonial merchants

• British soldiers

• American farmers

• Local artisans

Who led the groups like the Sons of Liberty in organizing protests against British goods?

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

The colonists viewed the Tea Act as a direct attack on their ______ and independence.

• Rights

• Wealth

• Culture

• Language

What year was the Tea Act passed?

• 1770

• 1773

• 1776

• 1780

The colonists believed they should not be taxed by a Parliament in which they had no ______.

• Representation

• Influence

• Power

• Control

The East India Company was struggling ______, leading to the Tea Act.

• Financially

• Politically

• Militarily

• Socially

The colonists had to pay a tax on tea bought from which company?

• East India Company

• West India Company

• British Tea Company

• American Tea Company

The Boston Tea Party involved colonists disguised as ______.

• British soldiers

• Mohawk Indians

• French traders

• Spanish explorers