Money that a person must pay to the government
tax
The people who write laws for Great Britain.
Parliament
A place by an ocean or river where ships are loaded and unloaded
port
Americans went to 3 British tea ships and threw the tea in the ocean because they did not want to pay a tea tax.
Boston Tea Party
The war that the American colonies fought against Great Britain from 1775-1781.
American Revolution
What did Great Britain want the American colonies to help pay for?
The French and Indian War
How did King George punish the Americans after the Boston Tea Party?
He closed the port of Boston
Who did Americans have to allow into their homes to eat and rest?
British soldiers
Why did the Americans throw the King's tea in the ocean?
because they did not like Great Britain's tax laws
