Boston Tea Party History Quiz: Trivia!

1765

1776

1773

1997

1677

Land

Food

Transportation

Tea

Guns

To show the colonists that the British were in control

Because tea was not selling well, so the British wanted to make more money

To show the colonists that the British cared about them

They thought it was disgusting

They grew it but did not like drinking it

It was their favorite drink in the colonies

It was not so special to the colonists

3 British ships filled with corn, squash, and beans

3 British ships filled with tobacco

3 British ships filled with tea

3 British ships filled with tea, tobacco, and gold

A group of colonists dressed up as Indians and danced around Boston

They dressed up as African slaves then went onto the British ships, and poured out the tea into the Boston Harbor

They dressed up as Native Americans, went aboard the British ships and poured out the tea into the Boston Harbor

A crows of colonists dressed up as Indians and celebrated Thanksgiving with other colonists

The British put a tax on parties in the colonies

The British put a tax on paper products, like newspapers

The British put a tax on tea

The colonists wanted to celebrate their religious freedom in the colonies by drinking tea all night long

It helped join the colonists together

It brought the colonists and British closer together

The colonists had to use the bathroom because of drinking too much tea at the Boston Tea Party

It made the British Parliament very angry

It made the British Parliament feel very happy

Land

Tea

Houses

Paper products, like newspapers

Ships