Let's Party!

What does taxation without representation mean?

• Having a voice or say in the government.
• Getting to tar and feather then tax man.

• Throwing tea in the harbor.

• Playing with ducks in the water.

Who organized the tea party protest where they dumped tea in the harbor?

• Daughters of Liberty
• Boston Merchants
• Sons of the Tree

• Sons of Liberty

What was a major source of frustration for the American colonists under British rule in 1773?

• Lack of access to British goods.

• High taxes on popular items like tea.

• Forced military service in the British army.

• Restrictions on religious freedom.

Which group of colonists organized the protest against the unfair British taxes?

• The Patriots

• The Minutemen

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Continental Army

What action did the colonists take with the tea on the British ships during the Boston Tea Party?

• They stole the tea for personal use.

• They set the ships on fire.

• They sold the tea to other countries.

• They threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.

How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• They offered to negotiate with the colonists.

• They repealed all taxes on tea.

• They passed a series of punitive laws known as the Coercive Acts.

• They sent a diplomatic envoy to resolve the conflict peacefully.