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Boycott
A popular method of protest used by the colonists.
Tea Act
This act was passed in 1773 and allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists.
Boston Tea Party
Colonists, disguised as Indians, sneaked onto three tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests overboard.
Boston Harbor
The place where the Boston Tea Party occurred.
The Intolerable Acts
The name the colonists gave to the Coercive Acts.
Lord North
The British Prime Minister.
The Coercive Acts
Laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party.
Quartering Act
This required colonists to house British Soldiers.
1764
The year the Sugar Act was passed to raise money from the colonies for Britain.
1765
The year the Stamp Act was passed which added tax to newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products.
1770
The year the Boston Massacre occurred.
1773
The year the Boston Tea Party occurred.
1774
The year the Intolerable Acts were passed.
Sons of Liberty
This colonist group demanded that the ships carrying the East India Company tea leave the Boston Harbor.
Tax
A sum of money demanded by a government for its support.
General Thomas Gage
The commander of the British Army who became the new governor of Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
King George III
The King of England.
Colonists
This group shouted, "Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!"
Townshend Acts
Parliament repealed almost all of these acts to reduce tensions in the colonies.
Colonial Merchants
These colonists were smuggling imported tea and paying no duty on it.