The Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
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1. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
a.1988
b.1773
c.1695
d.1845
2. What was a staple of colonial life?
a.biscuits
b.coffee
c.tea
d.ice cream
3. Where did the East India Company send shipments of tea to?
a.England
b.Philidelphia
c.New York
d.Both b & c
4. What were the men who participated in throwing tea overboard disguised as?
a.Eskimos
b.Indians
c.Geisha
d.Belly Dancers
5. Who resolved that the tea ships should leave the harbor without payment?
a.Collector of Customs
b.Power Rangers
c.Sailor Scouts
d.Barbara, Mike, and Diana
6. In March of 1774 the Parliament passed what act?
a. You can do it!
b. You can do it too!
c. Intolerable Acts
d. Act of Human Rights
7. Where was the only place that would allow the tea ships to dock?
a.Connecticut
b.Boston
c.Charlotte
d.Denver
8. How did the crowd march to the wharf?
a.Three-by-three
b.Two-by-two
c.Hand-in-hand
d.Doing the Electric Slide
9. What victory was costly for the British?
a.French and Indian War
b.Green Eggs & Ham
c.The Soccer War
d. The Battle of Chi Bi
10. What actions agitated the colonists?
a.The Stamp Act, The Townsend Act, and The Boston Massacre
b.Shakespheare
c.Degrassi
d.Instant Star
11. Why did King George III and his government look to taxing the American colonies?
a.Because he needed muffins
b.Because they wanted shitaki mushrooms
c.It was a way of recouping their costs
d.It was their way of expressing their love for the pirates
12. When did the French and Indian War end?
a.2007
b.It's still going on
c.1763
d.1892
13. Who composed "Ye Boston Tea Party"?
a.Arthur W. Pryor
b.Arthur W. Bacon
c.Tony B. Harrison
d.George H. Martin
14. Who is the woman on the "Background Page" in the picture?
a.Betsy Porker
b.Diana Ross
c.Kimmi Kimmi Kim Kim
d.Betsy Ross
15. How many "Indians" are in the rowboat on the "Main Page"?
a.6
b.3
c.7
d.5
16. What happened to the tea in Charleston?
a.People used the tea as a scent for their homes
b.The tea was cosigned to warehouses and allowed to rot
c.People threw it at each other for fun
d.The tea was thrown into their rivers and lakes
17. What lead the Port of Boston to close?
a.The passing of the Intolerable Acts
b.The passing of the Tolerable Acts
c.England's reaction to the loss of tea
d.Because Kim said so
18. How many ships were there in the harbor?
a.4
b.3
c.2
d.5
19. How many "agitated locals" milled about the wharf where the ships were docked?
a.800
b.7,000,000
c.8,000
d.7,000
20. How many men disguised as "Indians" participated in the Boston Tea Party?
a.7,000
b.200
c.500
d.1,500
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