1763, BOSTON TEA PARTY, PP. 116-117 (33) Flashcards
Which of the following wars ended in 1763?
7 Years war
The two major powers contesting North
American colonization leading up to 1763 were
Great Britain and
France
Which of the following natural features formed
the effective western boundary of British
colonization in the future United States?
Appalachain Mountains
The year 1763 marked a shift in British North
American colonial administrators’
taxation policy
Which of the following acts of Parliament was
NOT intended to raise revenue after the Seven
Years’ War?
Molasses Act
Which of the following offices did Charles
Townshend hold when the Townshend Acts
became law?
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Townshend Acts taxed imports of all of the
following goods EXCEPT
cloth
How did an Act of Parliament passed in 1764
raise more revenue despite lowering nominal
tax rates?
increasing enforcement of tax collection
The British Parliament passed a tax on
American colonial newspapers in
1765
The Boston Tea Party followed an attempt to
grant a monopoly on the tea trade to the
British East India Company
The Boston Tea Party took place in the month
of
August
Which of the following groups stood to lose the
MOST from the Tea Act?
colonial tea importers
In 2022 nominal terms, the cost of property
destroyed during the Boston Tea Party was
approximately
$1.6 million
After the Boston Tea Party, British authorities
ordered the port of Boston closed
until the colonists paid for the tea
Who drafted a list of ten grievances with Great
Britain in October 1774?
