Boston Tea Party signals start of American Revolution
- 1. The Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, was a pivotal event in American history that symbolized the growing unrest and dissatisfaction of the American colonists towards British rule, ultimately signaling the start of the American Revolution. This act of defiance was sparked by the imposition of the Tea Act by the British Parliament, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies while simultaneously bypassing colonial merchants. In response to this perceived injustice and heavy taxation without representation, a group of American colonists, known as the Sons of Liberty, organized a protest in which they disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians to conceal their identities. Under the cover of darkness, they boarded three British ships docked in Boston Harbor—the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver—and proceeded to dump 342 chests of tea into the icy waters, effectively destroying a significant amount of the British tea. This bold act of rebellion galvanized public opinion against British authority and united the colonies in their quest for independence, leading to the formation of the First Continental Congress and eventually to the outbreak of full-scale war against Great Britain in 1775.
Where did the Boston Tea Party occur?
A) Boston Harbor
B) New York City
C) Philadelphia
D) Charleston
- 2. Which group protested the British tea tax by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor?
A) Daughters of Liberty
B) Sons of Liberty
C) Patriots
D) Loyalists
- 3. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Boston Tea Party?
A) Sir Robert Walpole
B) Lord North
C) George Grenville
D) William Pitt the Younger
- 4. How many chests of tea were destroyed during the Boston Tea Party?
A) 419
B) 342
C) 177
D) 235
- 5. Which Act of Parliament passed by the British government led to the Boston Tea Party?
A) Townshend Acts
B) Tea Act
C) Intolerable Acts
D) Stamp Act
- 6. Who is often credited with planning and leading the Boston Tea Party?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Samuel Adams
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
- 7. Which European power supported the American colonies during the American Revolution?
A) France
B) Prussia
C) Russia
D) Spain
- 8. In response to the Boston Tea Party, what did Parliament do to punish Massachusetts?
A) Ignored the incident
B) Declared war
C) Passed the Coercive Acts
D) Offered economic incentives
- 9. Which was the first of the Intolerable Acts to go into effect?
A) Quartering Act
B) Quebec Act
C) Massachusetts Government Act
D) Boston Port Act
- 10. Who was the British general tasked with enforcing the Coercive Acts in Massachusetts?
A) Thomas Gage
B) John Burgoyne
C) Benedict Arnold
D) William Howe
- 11. What was the name of the British ship that had tea dumped into the Boston Harbor?
A) Mayflower
B) Bounty
C) Endeavour
D) Dartmouth
- 12. Which political slogan emerged following the Boston Tea Party that reflected the colonists' discontent with British taxes?
A) Join, or die
B) No taxation without representation
C) Give me liberty or give me death
D) Don't tread on me
- 13. Who warned the patriots that the British were coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) Paul Revere
B) Samuel Adams
C) John Hancock
D) Thomas Paine
- 14. What was the outcome for the tea thrown into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
A) Sold at auction
B) Recovered by divers
C) Destroyed
D) Returned to Britain
- 15. Which political figure defended the actions of the Boston Tea Party in London?
A) Edmund Burke
B) Thomas Paine
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) George Washington
- 16. What was the name of the meeting that followed the Boston Tea Party and united the colonies against Britain?
A) First Continental Congress
B) Albany Congress
C) Second Continental Congress
D) Philadelphia Convention
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