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
