What year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
1773
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True or False: The Boston Tea Party was meant to damage and destroy British ships?
False
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How many ships came to the colonies carrying tea from Britain?
3
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True or False: The Boston Tea Party was meant to damage and destroy British ships?
False
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Who did the people participating in the Boston Tea Party frame for the protest?
The Native Americans
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The people who had planned and executed the Boston Tea Party were called?
The Sons of Liberty
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How many crates of tea were thrown off of the ships and how much was it worth?
342 crates worth 18,000 dollars
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Why was Britain taxing the colonists so much?
The French and Indian war left Britain in debt and the East India company was failing so they taxed the colonist to fix their debt
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What were they protesting against?
Protesting British rule and the taxation that they were enduring
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