Boston Tea Party History Trivia Quiz

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The Boston Tea Party and the Road to Revolution

Twelve questions trace a famous colonial protest from waterfront resistance through Britain's crackdown and growing intercolonial unity.

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Boston Tea Party trivia explores the dispute that turned imported tea into a major confrontation between Massachusetts colonists and British authority. The questions follow the ships, waterfront protest, taxation dispute, punitive response, and growing colonial cooperation that followed.

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#		Player	Score	Time
1	T	Terry	12 / 12	3:52
2	P	Phyllis	10 / 12	1:48
3	B	Bigbengalm...	10 / 12	2:16
4	S	Sturgeonka...	10 / 12	2:35
5	P	Paula	9 / 12	2:09

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#		Player	Score	Time
1	T	Terry	12 / 12	3:52
2	P	Phyllis	10 / 12	1:48
3	B	Bigbengalm...	10 / 12	2:16
4	S	Sturgeonka...	10 / 12	2:35
5	P	Paula	9 / 12	2:09

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#		Player	Score	Time
1	T	Terry	12 / 12	3:52
2	P	Phyllis	10 / 12	1:48
3	B	Bigbengalm...	10 / 12	2:16
4	S	Sturgeonka...	10 / 12	2:35
5	P	Paula	9 / 12	2:09

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What This Quiz Covers

The quiz covers three merchant ships at the waterfront, a huge colonial meeting, disputed tea policy, organized resistance, Britain's closure of Boston's port, and the wider colonial response that followed.

Trivia Study Guide ›

What name did colonists commonly give Britain's punitive measures against Massachusetts after the tea protest?
How many chests of imported tea were destroyed during the Boston protest?
Which gathering brought delegates from multiple colonies together after Britain's crackdown on Massachusetts?
Which Patriot leader chaired the final mass meeting before the tea was destroyed?
Which vessel was one of the three tea ships boarded during the Boston Tea Party?
Which tax had Parliament left in place when most Townshend duties were repealed before the Boston protest?
Which royal governor refused demands that the tea ships leave Boston without unloading?
Which British law triggered the 1773 colonial tea crisis by changing how the commodity could be sold?
Which law shut down Boston's port in Britain's first major punishment after the protest?
Which company stood to benefit from Parliament's controversial 1773 tea legislation?
Where did thousands of colonists gather before the tea was destroyed on December 16?
Which colonial protest organization was closely associated with the Boston Tea Party?

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