The Colonists Organized and Participated in the Boston Tea Party

question 18

Multiple Choice

The colonists organized and participated in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 as a direct response to

• A)the unjustness of the Stamp Act.
• B)military seizure of tea and other agricultural goods in Boston Harbor.
• C)atrocities by British garrison troops.
• D)the withdrawal of military protection from commercial ships sailing to the Americas.
• E)the British granting the East India Company a monopoly on the export of tea from Britain.

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Definitions:

Evidenced by Writing

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Enforceable

Capable of being imposed or upheld by legal means, particularly in the context of contracts or obligations.

Implied

Something suggested or understood without being directly stated, often used in legal contexts to describe obligations or contracts.

Verbal

Relating to or consisting of words; spoken rather than written.