The Boston Tea Party (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place?
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place?
16 December 1773
The Tea Act reduced the tax on tea from 12 pence to what amount?
The Tea Act reduced the tax on tea from 12 pence to what amount?
Three pence
Which company was given a monopoly over colonial tea trade by the Tea Act?
Which company was given a monopoly over colonial tea trade by the Tea Act?
East India Company
What was the main impact of the Tea Act on colonial merchants?
What was the main impact of the Tea Act on colonial merchants?
They faced financial ruin
What was the name of the first ship carrying East India Company tea to Boston?
What was the name of the first ship carrying East India Company tea to Boston?
Dartmouth
Who refused to let the tea ships leave without paying duties?
Who refused to let the tea ships leave without paying duties?
Governor Thomas Hutchinson
How many chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor?
How many chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor?
342 chests
What was the approximate value of the destroyed tea?
What was the approximate value of the destroyed tea?
£10,000
How many Sons of Liberty members participated in dumping the tea?
How many Sons of Liberty members participated in dumping the tea?
60 members
What happened to Boston Harbor under the Intolerable Acts?
What happened to Boston Harbor under the Intolerable Acts?
Closed until compensation paid
What did the colonies organise in response to the Intolerable Acts?
What did the colonies organise in response to the Intolerable Acts?
Continental Congress
How did other colonies respond to Boston's harbour blockade?
How did other colonies respond to Boston's harbour blockade?
Sent supplies to Boston