Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts

Boston Tea Party

A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.

Boycott

A popular method of protest used by the colonists.

Tax

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

Intolerable

Unbearable

Coerce

to force someone to do something

Administrative Justice Act

All British soldiers and officers would have their trials in England.

The colonist thought the Boston Port Act was unjust because

Boston could not import any foreign goods or export to other nations

Boston Tea Party

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

The Coercive Acts

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

Quartering Act

Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.

The colonist thought the Administrative Justice Act was unjust because

Robbed citizens of the right to privacy and security in their own homes.

_____________________ led to the passing of the Coercive Acts.

The Boston Tea Party

King George III

The King of England.

Why did the colonists call the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts?

The colonists felt they were taking their rights away.

The Intolerable Acts

The name the colonists gave to the Coercive Acts.

Boston Harbor

The place where the Boston Tea Party occurred.

1770

The year the Boston Massacre occurred.

1773

The year the Boston Tea Party occurred.

1774

The year the Intolerable Acts were passed.

Colonial Merchants

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

How did the Coercive Acts affect the feelings of the colonists?

They felt like they were intolerable.

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.

Boston Port Act

This was one of the Coercive Acts, which shut down Boston Harbor until Boston repaid the East India Company for the lost tea.

Quarter

house and feed

The colonist thought the Quartering Act was unjust because

it made it more likely that soldiers would get away with violence against citizens.

Banned

made illegal

Unjust

unfair