Liberty’s Kids Episode 1 – “The Boston Tea Party”
What prior knowledge do you have about The Boston Tea Party?
1. Sarah Philips is on a boat to the colonies. Who will she be staying with? ______
2. Sarah is headed for Philadelphia, but ends up in ______due to a storm.
3. Philadelphia is the ______largest in the empire.
4. The colonists in Boston that were upset with Parliament were called the Sons of ______.
5. The Boston colonists felt that the Sugar Act, ______Act, Boston Massacre and now the Tea Act were unfair.
6. The colonists dressed as ______, snuck onto ships, and threw tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act.
7. They wanted “No taxation without ______.”
8. Sarah is shocked to learn that Phillis Wheatley is a ______. She quickly begins to question her loyalty to the British.
9. A member of the British Parliament says that Dr. Benjamin Franklin is
a. Father of ______
b. Inventor of the ______rod
c. Author of ______Richard’s Almanac
d. Post ______General of North America
e. A ______
What have you learned from this Episode of Liberty’s Kids?
What questions do you have about The Boston Tea Party?
ANSWER KEY Episode 1 – “The Boston Tea Party”
What prior knowledge do you have about The Boston Tea Party?
1. Sarah Philips is on a boat to the colonies. Who will she be staying with? Dr. Benjamin Franklin
2. Sarah is headed for Philadelphia, but ends up in Boston due to a storm.
3. Philadelphia is the second largest in the empire.
4. The colonists in Boston that were upset with Parliament were called the Sons of Liberty.
5. The Boston colonists felt that the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre and now the Tea Act were unfair.
6. The colonists dressed as Indians, snuck onto ships, and threw tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act.
7. They wanted “No taxation without Representation.”
8. Sarah is shocked to learn that Phillis Wheatley is a slave. She quickly begins to question her loyalty to the British.
9. A member of the British Parliament says that Dr. Benjamin Franklin is
a. Father of electricity
b. Inventor of the lightening rod
c. Author of Poor Richard’s Almanac
d. Post Master General of North America
e. A TRAITOR
What have you learned from this Episode of Liberty’s Kids?
What questions do you have about The Boston Tea Party?