1. Bellwork On the blank side of the card:
Write “V8” in the upper right corner
Write “Boycott” near the center of the card
Leave room for an illustration
On the lined side of the card write, “refuse to buy a particular good or service”

2. Set Up Number page 28 Table of Contents:
Title it “The Boston Tea Party”
Page 29 will be a handout
Table of Contents:
page 28, “The Boston Tea Party”

3. Q & A
Propaganda?
The Sons of Liberty?
Cause and Effect?
Broadsides?

4. How do economic factors influence people’s behavior?
The Boston Tea Party
How do economic factors influence people’s behavior?

5. The Boston Tea Party
Parliament was looking for a way to stop smuggling in the colonies and still collect taxes after they repealed the Townshend Acts.
In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists (something that they were prohibited from doing before).
Even with the added taxes, the British East India Company’s tea was still cheaper than colonial merchants and smugglers. Many colonial merchants and smugglers feared that the cheaper tea would put them out of business.
Three ships loaded with tea from the British Eats India Company arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773.
Members of the Sons of Liberty demanded that the ship leave. The governor of Massachusetts would not let the ships leave until the taxes for the tea were paid.
On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto the three ships and dumped 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

6. Eyewitness Account (p. 29)
Pick 8 key details from the document and write them on p. 29
Each key detail may not be more than one sentence long.
When you combine your key details, if should tell the whole story of the Boston Tea Party

7. Check for Understanding
What law caused the Boston Tea Party?
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Whose side is the eyewitness on? How do you know?
Who was most likely responsible for the Boston Tea Party? Why?

8. Comic Strip (p. 28)
Create a comic strip that tells the story of the Boston Tea Party.
The comic strip must be based on the information that you highlighted in the eyewitness account.
It must have 8 panels (one for each highlight)
It must be neat and colorful

9. Ticket Out the Door Write “T8” in the upper right corner
Write this question “What caused the Boston Tea Party?”
Write your answer on the lined side