the boston tea party Flashcards

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when was the tea act?

A

may 1773

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what was the purpose of the tea act?

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to keep the east india company from bankruptcy, by repealing part of the navigation acts and permitted the company to ship it’s tea from india to the colonies

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by avoiding the costly trip to england, what could the east india company do?

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pay the tea tax and undersell its illegal competitors in america

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what was the tea act designed to accomplish?

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save the east india company

stop smuggling tea from holland

accustom the colonies to paying their taxes

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why did britain want to save the east india company?

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because it also provided spices and tea for britain

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what did colonists do to avoid paying tax?

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they didn’t drink tea imported from england

they either drank no tea at all, or drank tea smuggled from holland

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how did the colonies respond to the tea act?

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sons of liberty organised to spread opposition to the tea act

in philadelphia, they denounced the tea act in a series of resolutions

tea tax on america is not consented to by america

britian are making american assemblies and are causing tyranny and slavery

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8
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who rejected all the pleas to return the tea?

A

governor hutchinson

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9
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when was the boston tea party?

A

16th december 1773

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10
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what happened at the boston tea party?

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men dressed as indians, directed by sam adams, boarded three tea ships and threw 342 tea chests worth £18,000 into the harbour

no one stopped them - scared of making the situation worse

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the coercive acts:

boston port act

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closed boston to all trade until the destroyed tea had been paid for

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the coercive acts:

the massachusetts government act

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allowed the royal governor to appoint and remove most civil officials

town meetings could not be held without permission

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the coercive acts:

the impartial administration of justice act

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provided for the transfer to britain of murder trials

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the coercive acts:

quartering act

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gave broader authority to military commanders seeking to house their troops

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the coercive acts:

quebec act

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changed the system of government for canada

disbanded representative assembly and revoked the right to trial by jury, colonists worried it would happen to them

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