AKFCS Freshmen: Boston Tea Party

Sons of Liberty

Group that destroyed tea.

British East India Co

British Tea Company that had tea destroyed.

Boston Tea Party

Event when colonists angry with new law destroyed tea owned by British East India Co.

Date of Boston Tea Party

December 1773.

Location of Boston Tea Party

Boston, Massachusetts.

Tea Act

Newly passed law that allowed only the British East India Co. to not pay the Tea Tax.

Monopoly

Attempt to create a situation where only BEI could sell tea, putting colonial companies out of business.

Coercive Acts

Laws intended to punish Boston and Massachusetts, also called Intolerable Acts by colonists.

Coercive

To pressure someone to do what you want them to do.

Intolerable Acts

The laws that colonists hated/What the colonists called the Coercive Acts

Boston Port Act

Closed Boston Harbor until they repay the BEI Co. ($1.7 million).

Impact of Boston Port Act

Economic punishment - no longer able to trade and get resources or make money.

Massachusetts Government Act

No longer able to hold town meetings without a governor's permission.

Impact of Massachusetts Government Act

Political punishment - no longer able to discuss problems and make solutions.

Administration of Justice Act

British officials that commit crime in the colonies will be sent to Britain for trial.

Impact of Administration of Justice Act

Political punishment - juries will now favor the British.

Quartering Act

Forced soldiers to live in people's houses.

Impact of Quartering Act

Social punishment.