Comparing the Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act protest

📚 Quick Study Guide

• taxation without representation.
• The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies. 📜
• Colonial response included boycotts, protests, and the formation of groups like the Sons of Liberty.
• The Boston Tea Party in 1773 involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act. ☕
• The Tea Act was seen as another attempt by the British to exert control and bypass colonial merchants.
• The Boston Tea Party led to the Intolerable Acts, further escalating tensions. 😠
• Both events demonstrate colonial resistance to British policies and contributed to the growing movement for independence. 🇺🇸

Practice Quiz

1. Which act imposed a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies?
   1. A) Tea Act
   2. B) Stamp Act
   3. C) Townshend Acts
   4. D) Sugar Act
2. What was a primary colonial response to the Stamp Act?
   1. A) Increased tea consumption
   2. B) Boycotts of British goods
   3. C) Paying the taxes willingly
   4. D) Ignoring the act
3. Which group was heavily involved in protesting the Stamp Act?
   1. A) Daughters of Liberty
   2. B) Sons of Liberty
   3. C) British soldiers
   4. D) Loyalists
4. What event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
   1. A) Stamp Act Congress
   2. B) Boston Massacre
   3. C) Boston Tea Party
   4. D) Tea Act Protest
5. What was the main reason for the colonists' anger over the Tea Act?
   1. A) The tea was of poor quality
   2. B) They preferred coffee
   3. C) It was seen as a way to bypass colonial merchants
   4. D) The tea was too expensive
6. What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
   1. A) They repealed the Tea Act
   2. B) They ignored the event
   3. C) They enacted the Intolerable Acts
   4. D) They praised the colonists
7. What did both the Stamp Act protest and the Boston Tea Party have in common?
   1. A) They both led to immediate independence
   2. B) They both demonstrated colonial resistance to British policies
   3. C) They both involved violence against British soldiers
   4. D) They both were supported by the British government