In 1773, Great Britain passed the Tea Act, which forced the British Colonies in America to purchase their tea from Britain only. This was yet another act in a series of laws that levied taxes and imposed restrictions on colonists.
To show their discontent, a group of revolutionaries boarded a ship that was delivering British tea to Boston Harbor and threw tea overboard.
Do you know anything else about the Boston Tea Party? How do you think Britain may have reacted to this rebellion? On the next slide, you will share your predictions.
