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US History

Boston Tea Party

By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.

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The colonists lived in the 13 colonies.

The colonies belonged to King George III. He made the colonists pay taxes.

The colonists were mad! They wanted to vote on the taxes. The King said, “NO”!

The King sent a ship to Boston Harbor. The ship had boxes of tea inside.

The colonists said, “We will not pay taxes on tea .” The King was MAD!

The colonists went to Boston Harbor. They went onboard the tea ship.

They threw boxes of tea in the harbor! They called it the Boston Tea Party.

The King was mad! He sent British soldiers to Boston Harbor. The colonists did not like that.

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The Boston Tea Party was one problem that caused the American Revolution.

You’ve Got This!

What was on this ship?

A. Soda

B. Tea

Where did the colonists live?

A. Colonies

B. Great Britain

A. Colonies

Who owned the 13 colonies?

A. Colonists

B. King

B. King George III

What did the colonists want to vote on?

A. Taxes

B. Tea

A. Taxes

What did the King want the colonists to pay?

A. Taxes

B. Tickets

A. Taxes

Did everyone like the King?

A. Yes

B. No

Were the colonists Americans?

A. Yes

B. No

A. No

Did King George III live in the colonies?

A. Yes

B. No

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

A. People drank tea

B. Threw it in the water

Was the Boston Tea Party one cause for the American Revolution?

A. Yes

B. No

A. Yes

U.S. History

Boston Tea Party

Printable Worksheet Booklet

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Activity Picture Cards

Boston Tea Party

vote

colonists

King George III

taxes

ship

soldiers

American Revolution

Boston Harbor

Vocabulary

Name ____________________________ ___ Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.

tax – money for the government tea – a drink made with leaves and water harbor- a place to park ships colonists – people who lived in the 13 colonies

1. A drink made with leaves and water is called _____________________.

2. Money for the government is a ______________________.

3. A place to park ships is a _______________________ .

4. People who lived in the 13 colonies were called _____________________.

Classification

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each picture of tea.

Put an “ X ” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1.

Cut out each picture of tea.

Glue pictures of the tea on a sheet of paper.

Fill in the Blank

Name ___________________________________

Directions: Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blank .

taxes

Tea Party harbor

mad

tea

1. King George III made the colonists had to pay _____________. (Page 2)

2. The colonists said, “We will not pay taxes on ______________. (Page 5)

3. They threw boxes of tea into the __________________. (page 7)

4. The King was _____________________. (page 8)

5. The Boston ______________________ was one cause of the American Revolution. (page 9)

Map Activity

Name ________________________ ________

Fact: The colonists bought tea from Great Britain. The tea was brought to America by ship.

Directions: 1.

Color the Atlantic Ocean blue.

2. 3.

Draw a line from Great Britain to the colonies.

Cut out the ship and glue it on the line.

Great Britain

Atlantic Ocean

colonies

Roman Numerals

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Roman Numerals were used by the Ancient Romans. Sometimes we still use them. You see them after king’s names and after the Super Bowl titles.

Directions: Use the table below to write the correct number in the blank lines.

II 2 III 3 IV 4 V 5

III ____

IV ____

II ____

I ____

V ____

______________________________

____

Book Exam L2

Name _________________________

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1) What did the colonists have to do?

A: cook turkey

B: pay taxes

C: fly a kite

2) How did the colonists feel about paying taxes?

A: happy

B: mad

3) What did the colonists throw into the Boston Harbor?

A: tea

B: soldiers

C: bananas

4) How did King George III feel about the colonists throwing tea into the harbor?

A: happy

B: mad

5) Who did King George III send to Boston Harbor?

B: soldiers

A: a prince

C: George Washington

Book Exam L3

Name ____________________________

Directions: Use the word bank to answer the questions.

Native Americans

tea mad

King George III soldiers Boston Harbor

1. Who said the colonists had to pay taxes? ____________________

2. What did the colonists throw into the harbor? ____________________

3. How did the colonists feel about paying taxes? ____________________

4. Who did the colonists dress up as? ____________________

5. Where did the colonists throw the tea? ____________________

6. Who did King George send to Boston Harbor? _______________________

Boston Harbor

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: A harbor is where ships park. The Boston Harbor is where the Boston Tea Party happened. This was one thing that caused the American Revolution.

Directions:

1. Color the boats.

2. Color the water blue.

3. Write the word “harbor” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Boston Tea Party

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Color the water blue. 2. Color the ship brown. 3. Cut out the teabags and glue them in the water. 4. How many tea bags are in the water? ______________________

Main Idea Cards

Each card represents the main idea for a page in the book. Use these to study content topics with the book. Match each word with a page in book. To engage, play games with the cards. Discuss the word as it relates to the info. on each page.

colonists

King George III

vote

ship

taxes

Boston Harbor

Boston Tea Party

British soldiers

American Revolution

Name ______________________________ ____ Hot Tea Recipe

The American colonists loved to drink tea. Today many Americans drink tea or coffee in the morning.

Ingredients

for a body scrub.

lemon, cream or sugar

water

Tea bag

(optional)

Recipe

1. Open the lid of your electric teapot.

2. Fill the electric teapot half-full with water.

Half-full

3. Turn the electric teapot on. 4. Pour the hot water in a cup. 5. Put the tea bag in the hot water. 6. Wait 3 minutes. 7. Remove tea bag. (add lemon, sugar or cream)

Caution: Tea is hot! Don’t burn your mouth.

Short Answer

Name ____________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the word in bold. 2. Rewrite the sentence.

This is tea.

This is ____________________________.

___________________________________

This is a soldier.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

This is a harbor.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

Summary Level 1

Name _________________________

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

The ______________ were mad.

They did not want to pay taxes on _____________.

They threw the tea in the _______________.

colonists

tea

Boston Harbor

Summary Level 2

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

The _________________ were mad.

They didn’t want to pay taxes on ____________.

They threw the tea into the _____________.

Boston Harbor

tea

colonists

Timeline Level 3

Name ____________________________ __

Timeline

Directions:

1. Cut out each picture. 2. Glue each picture on the timeline.

The colonists had to pay taxes.

The colonists were mad.

The colonists threw the tea into Boston Harbor.

King George III sent soldiers to Boston Harbor.

Tax

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: Taxes are money that goes to the government. When you buy something at a store there is a sales tax.

Directions:

1. Circle the tax amount in each receipt. 2. Write the tax amount on the line below each receipt.

FUN FOOD 1313 W Fun Drive

2 Cheeseburgers 13.00

3 Pizzas

15.00

French Fries

2.25

Doz wings

7.50

2 Sodas

2.50

4 Sodas

5.00

_________________________

Subtotal

$17 .75

Subtotal

$27.50

FUN FOOD 1313 W Fun Drive

Tax $ 1.42

Tax $ 2.20

Total

$19.17

Total

$29.70

4 hot dogs

12.00

3 French Fries

6.75

4 Sodas

5.00

Tax Amount _______

_ Tax Amount _______

_________________________

Subtotal

$23.75

Tax $ 1.90

Total

$25.65

Tax Amount _______

Technology

______________________________

____ Directions:

1. Go to “search image” . 2. Type in each word card. 3. Find a picture that you like. (talk about pictures you find)

Optional:

1. Save and upload to a PowerPoint or Word document. 2. Type a word or sentence about each picture.

colonists

Native Americans

King George III

Boston Harbor

taxes

Boston Tea Party

tea

Timeline Level 1

Name _________________________

Timeline

Directions:

1. Cut out each picture. 2. Glue each picture in the correct order.

The colonists had to pay taxes.

The colonists were mad.

The colonists threw the tea into Boston Harbor.

King George III sent soldiers to Boston Harbor.

Timeline Level 2

Name ____________________________ __

Timeline

Directions:

1. Cut out each picture. 2. Glue each picture in the correct order.

The colonists had to pay taxes.

mad

The colonists were mad.

soldiers

The colonists threw the tea into the harbor.

pay taxes

The King sent soldiers to Boston.

threw tea

Book Exam L3

Name ____________________________

Directions: Use the word bank to answer the questions.

Native Americans

tea mad

King George III soldiers Boston Harbor

1. Who said the colonists had to pay taxes? ____________________

2. What did the colonists throw into the harbor? ____________________

3. How did the colonists feel about paying taxes? ____________________

4. Who did the colonists dress up as? ____________________

5. Where did the colonists throw the tea? ____________________

6. Who did King George send to Boston Harbor? _______________________

Boston Harbor

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: A harbor is where ships park. The Boston Harbor is where the Boston Tea Party happened. This was one thing that caused the American Revolution.

Directions:

1. Color the boats.

2. Color the water blue.

3. Write the word “harbor” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Boston Tea Party

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Color the water blue. 2. Color the ship brown. 3. Cut out the teabags and glue them in the water. 4. How many tea bags are in the water? ______________________

Vocabulary L3 Assessment

Name _______________________

Directions: Draw a line from the definition to the matching word.

harbor

people who lived in the 13 colonies

money for the government

colonists

a drink made with leaves and water

tea

tax

A place to park ships

Vocabulary L1

Name _________________________

Directions: Circle the picture that matches the first picture in the row.

WH Level 1

Name _________________________

Directions: Glue the picture card into the correct box.

Who

King George III

colonists

What

Where

tea

Boston Harbor

WH Level 2

Name _________________________

Directions: Glue the picture card into the correct box.

Who Who said the colonists had

Who Who threw the tea into the harbor?

to pay taxes?

King George III

colonists

What

Where

What did the colonists throw in the harbor?

Where did the colonists throw the tea?

tea

Boston Harbor

colonists

Boston Harbor

King George III

tea

WH Level 3

Name _________________________

Directions: Glue the picture card into the correct box.

Who Who said the colonists had

Who Who threw the tea into the harbor?

to pay taxes?

What

Where

What did the colonists throw into the harbor?

Where did the colonists throw the tea?

Boston Harbor

King George III

colonists

tea

Job

WH questions L4

Name _______________________________________

Directions: Use the words in the text box to answer the questions below.

When – time or date

What – a thing

Where – a place

Who – a person or people

Boston Harbor colonists tea King George III

Who said the colonists had to pay taxes? ________________________.

What was thrown into the harbor? __________________________.

Who threw the tea into the harbor? _____________________.

Where was the tea thrown into? _________________________________.

Vocabulary L2 Assessment

Name ________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out the boxes with the words 2. Glue the word under the correct picture

Glue word here

ship

harbor

tea

colonist

Word Scramble

Name ___________________________________

----------------------------------------------------------- Cut letters below and glue above from left to right ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- g k n i

Word Scramble

Name ___________________________________

---------------------------------------------------------- Cut letters below and glue above from left to right ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- r o e s i d l

Word Scramble

Name ___________________________________

---------------------------------------------------------- Cut letters below and glue above from left to right ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- e t a

Teacher’s Notes: Boston Tea Party

Learning Objectives:

The students will be able to identify tea and a harbor The students will be able to define colonists, tea, tax, harbor The students will be able to identify a harbor, tea, ship colonists The students will be able to sequence the steps leading up to the American Revolution The students will be able to identify Britain and the colonies on a map.

The students will be able to summarize the text. The students will be able to answer WH questions.

Activities

1. Students do image searches using the technology printable. Students can type a word or sentence under each picture. 2. Make tea General Tips: The goal is to build background knowledge while leading an engaging discussion on any and all information that can be talked about on a given page. The items that you choose to bring up or focus on can be modified for the students you are working with. For example, if you have a student who can point to something in the picture, answer yes/no questions be sure to incorporate a lot more of that as you go through the book. On the same token, be sure to ask a lot of comprehension questions and critical thinking questions at the level appropriate for students. There is something for everyone. Page 1: People lived in the United States before it was a country. The land was owned by Britain. The United States was called colonies. There were 13 different colonies. A lot of people from England moved to the colonies. They were called colonists. Yes/No: Were the 5 colonies? Were there 13 colonists? Were the people who lived in the colonies called colonists? Are you a colonist? Were the people who lived in the colonies colonists? Sharing opinion/experiences: The teacher names the current states that were the 13 colonies. Have you ever visited any of these states? Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 1, ask students, “Wh o lived in the colonies ?” The answer is the main idea ca rd “ colonists .” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Pointing Questions : map, colonies, colonists, fireplace, table, chair Short Answer: How many colonies were there? Who lived in the colonies? Who owned the colonies?

Page 2: King George III was the King of Britain. Britain owned the colonies. King George III was in charge of the colonies. He said that the colonists had to pay taxes. Taxes are money that goes to the

government. The money would go to England. Today we pay taxes when we buy things. The taxes goes to the government. The money is used for a lot of things. Some of the money is used for schools, roads and the Army.

Pointing Questions : King George III, money

Short Answer: What did the colonists have to pay? Who said the colonists had to pay taxes?

Yes/No: Did the colonists say they had to pay taxes? Did King George say the colonists had to pay taxes?

Sharing opinion/experiences: How do you think the colonists felt about paying taxes?

Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 2, ask students, “Wh o said the colonists had to pay taxes ?” The an swer is the main idea card “ King George III .” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 3: Talking Points: The colonists did not want to pay taxes. They did not want their money to go to Great Britain. They were mad!

Pointing Questions : map, colonies, colonist, dollar sign

Short Answer: What did the colonists not want to pay? Who did not want to pay taxes?

Yes/No: Did King George III not want to pay taxes? Did the colonists not want to pay taxes?

Sharing opinion/experiences: People have to pay taxes today. Some of the money from people’s pay checks goes towards taxes. Some money when we buy things goes towards taxes. Do you think people like to pay taxes. (Show students a receipt and point to the taxes.) Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 3, ask students, “What didn’t the colonists want to pay?” The an swer is the main idea card “ taxes .” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 4 : The colonists liked to drink tea. Britain had tea. King George had boxes of tea put on a ship. The ship sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the colonies. The ship sailed to Boston Harbor. Even though the colonists liked tea, they did not want to pay taxes on the tea. They did not want the tax money to go to England. Have students view the following video about Boston Harbor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPeCkoeVZM

Pointing Questions : ship, water, tea

Short Answer: What sailed to Boston Harbor? What was in the boxes? Who did not want to pay taxes on the tea? Yes/No: Did the king send coffee to Boston Harbor? Did the king send tea to Boston Harbor? Did the colonists want to pay taxes on the tea?

Sharing opinion/experiences: Have you ever had tea? Do you know anyone who drinks tea?

Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 4, ask students, “Wh at did the King send to Boston Harbor ?” The an swer is the main idea card “ tea .” Students will find the main idea card and rea d it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above.

Page 5 : The colonists were mad about having to pay taxes on tea. They said that they would not pay the tax. So, the tea stayed on the ship.

Pointing Questions : colonists, money, King, tea

Short Answer: Were the colonists happy or mad? Why were they mad?

Yes/No: Were the colonists mad?

Sharing opinion/experiences:

Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 5, ask students, “ What did the colonists not want? ” The an swer is the main idea card “ taxes .” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 6 : The colonists were in disguise. They dressed up as Native Americans. They were in disguise. That means that they were pretending to be Native Americans. They dressed like that because they wanted to be Americans too. They went to Boston Harbor. Boston Harbor is a place where ships park. Boston Harbor is where the ship with boxes of tea was. The colonists got on the ship that had the boxes of tea. Yes/No: Did the colonists go to Boston Harbor? Did the colonists get in a car? Did the colonists go on a ship? Did the colonists dress up as clowns? Did the colonists dress up as Native Americans? Sharing opinion/experiences: Have you ever dressed up as someone else? What have you dressed up as for Halloween? You were in disguise! The colonists got on a ship? Have you ever been on a ship or a boat? Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 6, ask students, “Wh ere did the colonists go to ?” The an swer is the main idea card “ Boston Harbor .” Students will find the main idea ca rd and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 7: The colonists found the boxes of tea on the ship. They threw the boxes of tea into the water. The boxes of tea got wet and ruined. Britain would not be able to sell the tea to the colonists now. The colonists would not have to pay taxes on the tea. Britain would not get the tax money. The colonists called throwing the tea into the water, The Boston Tea Party. The water in the harbor looked like a big cup of tea. Have students listen to the following song about The Boston Tea Party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7bswVxuKs Pointing Questions : ship, water, boxes Short Answer: Where did the colonists go? What did the colonists go on?

Pointing Questions : boxes, water, hands throwing, ship, tea

Short Answer: What did the colonists throw into the harbor? What kind of party did the colonists call this? Yes/No: Did the colonists keep the boxes of tea on the ship? Did the colonists throw the tea into the harbor? Is this called The Boston Tea Party? Sharing opinion/experiences: Have you ever thrown anything into the water? How do you think the King felt about the colonists throwing the tea into Boston Harbor? Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 7, ask students, “Wh at did the colonists throw into the harbor ?” The answer is the main idea card “t ea. ” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above. Page 8: The king sent soldiers to Boston Harbor. He was mad that the tea was ruined! The British soldiers were going to watch the harbor. They were going to make sure the colonists did not get onto any ships. The colonists did not want British soldiers there. They were mad! Point: harbor, water, buildings, soldiers WH Questions: Who did the king send to Boston Harbor? How did the king feel about the colonists throwing the tea into the harbor? Yes/No: Was the king happy the colonists threw the tea into the harbor? Was the king mad that the colonists threw the tea into the harbor? Did the king send British soldiers to Boston Harbor? Did the colonists want the soldiers there? Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 8 , ask students, “ Who did the king send to Boston Harbor ?” The answer is the main idea card “ British soldiers .” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions talked about above. Page 9: The colonists were mad. The king was mad. This was one more thing that happened before the American Revolution started. The Boston Tea Party is one of the reasons that the colonists and the British soldiers fought. It was one of the causes of the war. The war was called the American Revolution. Have students view the Schoolhouse Rocks Tea Party video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9pDZMRCpQ

Pointing Questions : soldiers, hats, guns

Short Answer: What was the war between the colonists and Britain called?

Yes/No: Was The Boston Tea Party one of the reasons for the war? Was the war called the American Revolution? Peer to Peer Interaction: After you read Page 9 , ask students, “ What was the war between the colonists and the British soldiers called ?” The an swer is the main idea card “ American Revolution. ” Students will find the main idea card and read it to their partner. Teacher will prompt them to ask their partner some of the questions above.

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