Question

Use the flow chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question. Which statement belongs in Box 1? Boston’s governor refuses to allow tea to be unloaded in the harbor. Parliament passes the Tea Act. The British ban the Committees of Correspondence. The British East India Company raises the prices of its tea.

Answer 1

Based on the sequence represented in the flow chart, the statement that belongs in Box 1 is "Parliament passes the Tea Act." The Tea Act of 1773 was a significant factor that led to colonial unrest and was the catalyst for the Boston Tea Party, which is related to the events mentioned in the rest of the flow chart. Following the passage of the Tea Act, Boston’s governor refusing to allow tea to be unloaded in the harbor would be a logical consequence, as it reflects the colonists' reaction to the Act.