The Boston Tea Party
A Grade 3 social studies worksheet covering key facts about the Boston Tea Party, including causes, events, and important figures.
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Picture: The Boston Tea Party
1. What year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
1773
1776
1783
1492
2. What was the main reason the colonists were upset about the tea?
It was too expensive.
They didn't like the taste.
They had to pay taxes on it without a say.
It was old tea.
3. The colonists dressed up as during the Boston Tea Party.
4. The tea was dumped into the .
5. What was the name of the group of colonists who planned the Boston Tea Party?
6. Why do you think the colonists chose to dump the tea into the harbor?
7. The Boston Tea Party happened in New York.
True
False
8. The colonists were happy about the new tea tax.
True
False
Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences below.
9. The British government put high on goods like sugar and tea.
10. The colonists threw 342 chests of into the Boston Harbor.