Boston Tea Party Analysis Worksheet

A file or printable companion for Boom Cards

by Ms. Naina

Price: 450 points or $4.5 USD

Subjects: socialstudies

Grades: 8,9,10,11,12

Description: Engage your students in critical thinking about one of America's most pivotal moments with this comprehensive Boston Tea Party worksheet! This 5-page resource goes beyond basic facts to explore the economic, philosophical, and political dimensions that sparked the American Revolution. What's Included: Section 1: Economic Causes - Students analyze the Tea Act of 1773, exploring the economic paradox of lower tea prices yet colonial opposition, monopolies, and "taxation without representation" Section 2: Civil Disobedience & Philosophy of Protest - Examines the progression from peaceful petition to direct action, characteristics of principled civil disobedience, and comparisons to modern protest movements Section 3: British Response - Detailed analysis of the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) and their unintended consequences in uniting the colonies Section 4: Road to Revolution - Traces the cause-and-effect chain from the Tea Act to the Declaration of Independence with synthesis questions Primary Source Analysis - Samuel Adams quote with guided analysis questions Extended Writing Assignment - Three essay options with clear requirements for historical argumentation