- 1. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
A) 1773
B) 1800
C) 1786
D) 1765
- 2. Which act imposed taxes on tea that led to the Boston Tea Party?
A) Tea Act
B) Sugar Act
C) Townshend Acts
D) Stamp Act
- 3. Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
A) Daughters of Liberty
B) Sons of Liberty
C) Patriots
D) Redcoats
- 4. How many chests of tea were thrown into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
A) 700
B) 342
C) 177
D) 500
- 5. Which British East India Company ship had its tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party?
A) Endeavour
B) Mayflower
C) Dartmouth
D) Golden Hind
- 6. What was the disguise worn by the participants of the Boston Tea Party?
A) French soldiers
B) Mohawk Indians
C) Native Americans
D) Spanish sailors
- 7. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Boston Tea Party?
A) William Pitt
B) George Grenville
C) Charles Townshend
D) Lord North
- 8. What was the name of the tea party leader who issued the command to dump the tea?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Paul Revere
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
- 9. Which country was the colonizers' main trading partner during the time of the Boston Tea Party?
A) Spain
B) Great Britain
C) Netherlands
D) France
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