The Boston Tea Party

Questions and Answers

The British government was not providing enough financial aid to the colonies.

The American colonies had no say in the British government's decisions. (correct)

The British government was not protecting the colonies from French and Indian attacks.

The American colonies were not allowed to trade with other European countries.

Colonists could only buy tea from the British East India Company. (correct)

American colonists were able to buy tea at a lower price.

The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain.

The American colonists were no longer required to pay taxes.

The War of 1812

The American Revolutionary War

The American Civil War

The French and Indian War (correct)

To pay the salaries of British government officials in the American colonies. Signup and view all the answers

To protest the unfair taxes imposed by the British government. Signup and view all the answers

Taxation without representation Signup and view all the answers

They could no longer sell tea to their fellow Americans. Signup and view all the answers

A student being forced to buy all their pencils from their teacher at an inflated price. Signup and view all the answers

It was a company that sold tea to the American colonies. Signup and view all the answers

Tons of tea were thrown into the ocean. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

A political protest in Boston, Massachusetts, where people fought against unfair taxes by throwing tons of tea into the ocean
Not a social gathering, but an act of defiance against the British government

The United States started as several colonies owned by Great Britain
American colonies had to pay taxes set by the British government, but had no say in who ran the government
They referred to this issue as 'taxation without representation'

Passed in 1773, making it illegal for colonists to buy tea from anyone except the British East India Company
Meant many colonists could no longer sell tea, and Americans could be overcharged with no option to shop elsewhere
Benefited the British government, as the company's taxes paid for government salaries

Already angered by taxation without representation
Passage of the Tea Act pushed them over the edge
Felt it was unfair to be forced to buy tea at an overcharged price, with no option to shop elsewhere

December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts
Over 100 colonists, led by Samuel Adams, took a stand against the Tea Act and taxation without representation
Dressed up as Mohawk Indians to show they considered themselves American, not British
Boarded three British ships in the Boston Harbor, carrying tea to sell in the colonies
Dumped more than 340 chests of tea overboard into the water, making it completely worthless (almost $2 million worth of tea in today's money)