The Boston Tea Party

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/19

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

20 Terms

1
New cards

Boycott

A popular method of protest used by the colonists.

<p>A popular method of protest used by the colonists.</p>
2
New cards

Tea Act

This act was passed in 1773 and allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists.

<p>This act was passed in 1773 and allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists.</p>
3
New cards

Boston Tea Party

Colonists, disguised as Indians, sneaked onto three tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests overboard.

<p>Colonists, disguised as Indians, sneaked onto three tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests overboard.</p>
4
New cards

Boston Harbor

The place where the Boston Tea Party occurred.

<p>The place where the Boston Tea Party occurred.</p>
5
New cards

The Intolerable Acts

The name the colonists gave to the Coercive Acts.

<p>The name the colonists gave to the Coercive Acts.</p>
6
New cards

Lord North

The British Prime Minister.

<p>The British Prime Minister.</p>
7
New cards

The Coercive Acts

Laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party.

<p>Laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party.</p>
8
New cards

Quartering Act

This required colonists to house British Soldiers.

<p>This required colonists to house British Soldiers.</p>
9
New cards

1764

The year the Sugar Act was passed to raise money from the colonies for Britain.

<p>The year the Sugar Act was passed to raise money from the colonies for Britain.</p>
10
New cards

1765

The year the Stamp Act was passed which added tax to newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products.

<p>The year the Stamp Act was passed which added tax to newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products.</p>
11
New cards

1770

The year the Boston Massacre occurred.

<p>The year the Boston Massacre occurred.</p>
12
New cards

1773

The year the Boston Tea Party occurred.

<p>The year the Boston Tea Party occurred.</p>
13
New cards

1774

The year the Intolerable Acts were passed.

<p>The year the Intolerable Acts were passed.</p>
14
New cards

Sons of Liberty

This colonist group demanded that the ships carrying the East India Company tea leave the Boston Harbor.

<p>This colonist group demanded that the ships carrying the East India Company tea leave the Boston Harbor.</p>
15
New cards

Tax

A sum of money demanded by a government for its support.

<p>A sum of money demanded by a government for its support.</p>
16
New cards

General Thomas Gage

The commander of the British Army who became the new governor of Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.

<p>The commander of the British Army who became the new governor of Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.</p>
17
New cards

King George III

The King of England.

<p>The King of England.</p>
18
New cards

Colonists

This group shouted, "Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!"

<p>This group shouted, "Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!"</p>
19
New cards

Townshend Acts

Parliament repealed almost all of these acts to reduce tensions in the colonies.

<p>Parliament repealed almost all of these acts to reduce tensions in the colonies.</p>
20
New cards

Colonial Merchants

These colonists were smuggling imported tea and paying no duty on it.

<p>These colonists were smuggling imported tea and paying no duty on it.</p>