Crisis in Boston Read pages 117-118: Why was the Tea Act passed? What did the act do? How did the Daughters of Liberty react?
Boston Tea Party What was the Boston Tea Party? Who owned the tea that was destroyed? Who threw it overboard? Why did they do this?
The Coercive Acts Read page 119: Why did Britain pass these laws? Why was Massachusetts singled out for especially harsh treatment? Why did the British close Boston Harbor? What democratic right did the Coercive Acts take away from Massachusetts colonists? What was the name by which colonists called the Coercive Acts? Why?