The Tea Act by Rachael Pietrantozzi https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj en-us 2018-02-15 19:04:01 UTC 2018-02-27 14:48:08 UTC hello@padlet.com The colonists were required to pay taxes for tea after the tea act was enforced. pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232458479 2018-02-16 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232458479 Why was it created? pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232459493 1. The Tea Act would bring in money  for the king.
2. It helped the British East India Company avoid bankruptcy by getting rid of 17 million pounds of excess tea.]]> 2018-02-16 18:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232459493 What did it do? pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232462531 1. It allowed the British East India Company (BEIC) to become the number-one tea merchant and seller in America.
2. The British and colonial importers the middlemen were eliminated
3. The BEIC was required to pay a small customs tax
4. The BEIC had no competition and were able to undersell colonial dealers and smugglers by 25%.]]> 2018-02-16 18:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232462531 Samuel Adams pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232472940 Sam Adams organized the Boston Tea Party due to the Tea Act in 1773.]]> 2018-02-16 19:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/232472940 Boston Tea Party pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235333924 The Boston Tea Party; the colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.]]> 2018-02-26 13:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235333924 Robinson Half Chest (Boston tea chest) pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235867393 2018-02-27 14:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235867393 What year was the Tea Act passed? pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235871749 a. 1774
b.1773
c.1780
d. 1778]]> 2018-02-27 14:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235871749 Who organized the Tea Act? pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235872833 a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Nathaniel Boone
c. Samuel Adams
d. Austin Talbot]]> 2018-02-27 14:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235872833 How did the Tea Act help the British East India Company? pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235873916 a. The Tea Act would bring in money for the king
b. Help to get rid of 17 million pounds of excess tea in their warehouses
c. Help to avoid bankruptcy
d. All of the above]]> 2018-02-27 14:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235873916 A Few Facts on the Tea Act pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235886702 2018-02-27 14:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235886702 Illustration of the Tea Act pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235892989 Below is a drawing of the Boston Harbor during the Tea Act.]]> 2018-02-27 14:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235892989 The Boycott pietrantozzi_rachael https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235896477 The colonists boycotted the Tea Act to protest.]]> 2018-02-27 14:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pietrantozzi_rachael/n6i55uvbg9pj/wish/235896477