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.