Middle Colonies
How many (number) Middle colonies are there total?
4 colonies
This Act placed a tax on all paper goods in the colonies
The Stamp Act
This vocabulary word means to intentionally stop buying a product in protest
Boycott
People who supported the British were called
Loyalists
The __________________ was a meeting of 12 colonies to discuss the taxation from Britain
Continental Congress
This is the SMALLEST of the Middle Colonies
Delaware
This Act placed a tax on sweet essentials like sugar and molasses
The Sugar Act
In 1773 a group of patriots dressed as _____________ and threw tea off boats in Boston
Native Americans/Indians
People who wanted to rebel against the British were called
Patriots
Which colony did not attend the continental congress?
Georgia
This colony was originally called New Amsterdam, originally settled by the Dutch
New York
This set of Acts placed taxes on household items such as glass, lead, paper, and paint.
Townshend Acts
5 colonists were killed by British soldiers in this Boston street fight
The Boston Massacre
The nickname for British Soldiers based on their outfit
Red Coats
The saying goes, ”No taxation without ____________.”
Representation
This colony was settled by Quakers, including their founder William Penn
Pennsylvania
This series of Acts was placed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
Samuel Adam’s was the leader of this patriot group
The Sons of Liberty
The major battle where the Colonial Militias took the high ground was called
Bunker Hill
True or false: The Continental Congress was successful in stopping the taxes coming from Great Britain
False
Woods
This Act actually made coffee and tea cheaper in the colonies, but stopped the colonists from importing their own
This person rode through the night on horseback to warn that the British were coming
Paul Revere
What was the name of the gun that was most often used in the Revolutionary War?
Musket
Who was chosen by the continental congress to be the leader of the Colonial military?
George Washington