TCAP Social Studies - Grade 8 Practice Questions - Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Social Studies - Grade 8 Exam

What was the primary motive of the Sons of Liberty when they carried out the Boston Tea Party in December 1773?

To support British merchants who were selling tea at discounted rates To convince France to join an immediate military alliance against Britain To protest the French invasion of coastal colonial ports To protest the British Tea Act and the East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade

Correct Answer:

To protest the British Tea Act and the East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade

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