2. The _______________ of _____ was meant to keep colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains. The _______________ Act put a tax on molasses. The _______________ Act required colonists to pay a tax on legal documents (marriage papers, diplomas, and wills). The _______________ Acts taxed goods such as glass, paper, and tea.

3. Legal documents known as writs of assistance allowed customs officials to inspect a ship’s cargo without giving a _______________. Quartering Act - Port cities such as NY and Boston had to now provide hosing, bedding, beverages to soldiers stationed in the colonies. Angry colonists protested the taxes on March 5, 1770. The _______________ ended with 5 colonists shot and killed.

4. ___ ___ defended the British soldiers in court. Sam Adams formed a committee of correspondence – members of the committee regularly wrote letters and pamphlets reporting to other colonies on events in Massachusetts

5. Colonial ___ of taxed goods forced British Parliament to repeal most of the taxes AND the Quartering Act Colonists were pleased with the news… HOWEVER… The king of England left the TAX ON TEA to ensure they had the right to tax Let’s find out what happens next…

6. By 1770, at least 1,000,000 colonists brewed tea 2x/day Most of the tea was brought to the colonies by the EAST INDIA COMPANY. East India Co. buys tea in Asia Sold tea to the colonists at a higher price than what they paid for it Sold to colonial tea merchants Parliamentpassed theTea Act Parliament passed the Tea Act, which allowed the East India Co. to sell directly to the colonists Many colonists stopped buying British tea to protest the tax This made the tea less expensive for colonists to buy Predictions… Do the colonists start buying tea again?

7. 3 ships loaded with tea pulled into Boston harbor in November 1773 The governor denied the request, prompting Sam Adams to say… “This meeting can do nothing further to save the country”

8. The disguised colonists left the meetinghouse and boarded the ships They split open the chests and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor Adams words were a signal, prompting a group of men (disguised as Indians) to burst into the meetinghouse “Boston harbor a teapot tonight! The Mohawks are come”!

9. In response to the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts because they were so harsh… Port of Boston closed until colonists paid for the destroyed tea New Quartering Act – colonists had to house soldiers Customs officials charged with crimes would be tried in Britain or Canada Limit on Mass. town meetings (1/year)

10. The committee of correspondence spread news of the Intolerable Acts to the other colonies Other colonies provided food for Boston colonists 12 colonies (not Georgia) sent delegates to Philadelphia (First Continental Congress) in 1774 Backed Mass…boycotted all British goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed and urged colonies to train a militia (army of citizens in emergency) SC provided rice VA provided corn PA provided flour

11. Your Engraving of the BOSTON TEA PARTY Must:  Fill the page  Include Color  Have 50 Words of Text  No Stick Figures  Portray 3 FACTS about the TEA PARTY  Utilize at least 1 incidents of PROPOGRANDA You have been inspired by PAUL REVERE! You have now decided to create an engraving of the events that become known as the BOSTON TEA PARTY. Your engraving will be distributed throughout the colonies and will tell the story of the event to all the American colonists throughout the 13 colonies.

12. Johnny Tremain is a 1943 children's historical novel set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution Fictional AND historical characters Samuel Adams - Political leader of the Revolutionary forces. He wrote numerous pamphlets inciting and inspiring the revolution. Johnny Tremain - 14 years old and is apprenticed to silversmith. His hand was badly injured by an accident, therefore he could no longer work in the silversmith business. Johnny Tremain is a 1957 film made based on the 1943 novel Watch the clip of the Boston Tea Party