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Name one of the New England colonies.
What was MA, RI, CT, and NH?
These "Native Americans" threw tea overboard into a New England harbor.
Who was the Boston Tea Party?
Name one of the Middle colonies.
What is NY, NJ, PA, DE?
Name one of the Southern Colonies.
What were GA, VA, NC, SC, MD?
The New England colonies type of soil that wasn't good for farming.
What is rocky soil?
These British soldiers fired into a crowd killing 5 colonists.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The middle colonies had this name because of their abundance of a certain crop.
What were the bread-basket colonies?
The Southern colonies had large expanses on land with large mansions and other buildings.
What are plantations?
This King refused to let the colonists be free.
Who was King George III?
New England economy was not built on farming, but these other trades.
What is shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, lumber?
The King wanted to get his money back from the French and Indian War and taxed all paper goods.
What was the Stamp Act?
A group of people lived in this area that were known to be peaceful and tolerant of other religions.
Who were the Quakers?
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
This man warned the colonists that the "British were coming."
Who was Paul Revere?
The British King fought against the French over North American land.
What was the French and Indian War?
These men created everyday tools using iron and heat.
What are blacksmiths?
Items like tobacco and cotton sold in the colonies.
What are cash crops?
This man fought for the Continental Army for 5 years before switching sides to the British.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
This group of people wanted everyone to follow the same religious beliefs in the area.
Who were the Puritans?
Mandatory fee put on individuals.
What is a tax?
Name one group of people that lived in this area (besides people from England).
Who are the Dutch, Germans, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, and French?
The main labor force behind the success of the plantations.
Who were the enslaved people?