The Boston Tea Party

Colonial response to Intolerable Acts

1. Formed First Continental Congress 2. Boycott British Goods 3. Smuggle goods

Boycott

A popular method of protest used by the colonists. Example of civil disobedience.

King George III

The King of England.

Tax

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

Boston Tea Party

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

Lord North

The British Prime Minister.

General Thomas Gage

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

The Intolerable Acts

The name the colonists gave to the Coercive Acts which were intended to punish the people of Boston for their acts of Civil Disobedience. It did the following: 1. Closed the port of Boston 2. Banned town meetings (representative government) and placed them under a Royal Governnor 3. More quartering of troops in Boston

Boston Harbor

The place where the Boston Tea Party occurred.

1773

The year the Boston Tea Party occurred.

1774

The year the Intolerable Acts were passed.

Tea Act

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

Sons of Liberty

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

Quartering Act

This required colonists to house British Soldiers.