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Name :The Boston Tea Partyby Katie ClarkThe Boston Tea Party was no party at all. Instead,Boston Tea Partyit was a protest by the American colonists against Great1773Britain. They were protesting against paying taxes to acountry that refused to give them a proper say in howtheir lands were ruled.PREVIEWYou see, America’s fight for independence didaTeTeaaTenot start with the Revolutionary War. It began manyyears earlier. As more people came to the American colonies from Great Britain, theGain complete access to the largestcolonies grew. They took up more land and fought many skirmishes and battles to keepcollection of worksheets in all subjects!that land. Great Britain helped pay for those battles, and because of this they felt thepeople of the American colonies owed them back pay.eNot a memberMembers, pleas?Please sig up toin tolog wayThey decided the bestto get that back pay nwouldbe to make the colonistsgaisinthcadomlonpletedowpay hefty taxes. They chargedrkthesetaxesoneverythingfrom paper and ink to nails andaccess.wo sheet.tea.www.mathworksheets4kids.comThe problem was that whileKing George of Great Britain charged the coloniststaxes, he did not give them a say in how the American colonies were run. They did notget to vote on their laws or have a say in the way the government was set up.This is called taxation without representation. The colonists saw this as unfair.They voiced their disagreement but it did not make a difference.At last, a fight broke out between the colonists and the British soldiers who werestationed in the American colonies. The king relented. He took away many of the unfairtaxes. However, he kept one high tax. This was the tax on tea.Printable Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com
Name :The American colonists were not happy. The high taxes on tea was still not fair.They stopped buying tea that came from the British company called the East IndiaCompany.The king was unhappy about this. He tried to force the colonists to buy this tea,but they would not do it. They refused to do it until they had fair representation.In December of 1773, three British ships docked in Boston, Massachusetts. Theseships were carrying tea for the East India Company.PREVIEWA group of angry colonists made a plan. They would show Great Britain that theywere serious about fair treatment. On the night of December 16, 1773, they disguisedthemselves as Native American Indians. They entered the ships and took 342 chests ofGain complete access to the largesttea. They destroyed thechests anddumpedintheinto Boston Harbor so the teacollectionof theyworksheetsallteasubjects!leaves would be ruined.aseNot a member?pleers, event,MembtheNo one was hurt duringand whenit was over the colonists leftPlease sign up tolog in topeacefully. That did not mean there thwould begnoain punishment!completedownload isaccess.worksheet.News of this event spread quickly. It became known as the Boston Tea Party. KingGeorge of Great Britain was not happy.www.mathworksheets4kids.comHe imposed new laws and taxes on the colonists as punishment. He took away thepower of the people in Massachusetts to elect their own town officials. He also closedthe ports of Boston until the people agreed to repay the money lost due to the ruinedtea. This meant the people of Boston could not do any buying or selling at their ports.These laws were called the Coercive Acts, but they became known better as theIntolerable Acts. This was because the colonists refused to tolerate them. These rulesmade the colonists more determined to fight for their freedom from Great Britain.Printable Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com
Name :The Boston Tea Party1)Which is not true about the Boston Tea Party?a. Giving vent to their anger, the colonists destroyed 342 chests of tea anddumped the tea into Boston Harbor.b. Despite paying taxes, the colonists had no say in deciding how their colonieswere run.c. Officials of Great Britain and representatives of the colonies settled theirdisagreements over a cup of tea in a Boston restaurant.PREVIEWd. King George imposed new laws and taxes on the colonists.2)How did Great Britain justify levying hefty taxes on the colonies?Gain complete access to the largestcollection of worksheets in all subjects!3)eMembers, pleaslog in todownload thisworksheet.Not a member?Please sign up togain completeaccess.Explain ‘Taxation without Representation’ in your own words.www.mathworksheets4kids.com4)What punishments were imposed on the colonists after the Boston incident?Printable Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com
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Answer keyName :The Boston Tea Party1)Which is not true about the Boston Tea Party?a. Giving vent to their anger, the colonists destroyed 342 chests of tea anddumped the tea into Boston Harbor.b. Despite paying taxes, the colonists had no say in deciding how their colonieswere run.c. Officials of Great Britain and representatives of the colonies settled theirdisagreements over a cup of tea in a Boston restaurant.PREVIEWd. King George imposed new laws and taxes on the colonists.2)How did Great Britain justify levying hefty taxes on the colonies?As the colonies grew, many skirmishes and battles were fought to keep holdGain complete access to the largeston the land. GreatBritain helpedpay forinthosebattles, and thus felt that thecollectionof worksheetsall subjects!people of the American colonies owed them back pay. This payback was inthe form of taxes. Members, please3)log in todownload thisworksheet.Not a member?Please sign up togain completeaccess.Explain ‘Taxation without Representation’ in your own words.‘Taxation without Representation’ is when the rulers levy heavy charges aswww.mathworksheets4kids.comtaxes on the colonists andyet do not allow them to vote or form governinglaws to run the colonies.4)What punishments were imposed on the colonists after the Boston incident?New laws and taxes on the colonists were imposed as punishment. Thepower of the people in Massachusetts to elect their own town officialswas taken away. The ports of Boston were closed until the people agreedto repay the money lost due to the ruined tea. This meant that the peoplePrintable Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com
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