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What group of people stayed in the middle of patriots and loyalists? They did not chose a side.
Neutralists
What does repealed mean?
Cancelled
What event left 5 colonists dead and several injured in Boston and turned many colonists against Britain?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What group of people were loyal to the king and Great Britain?
Loyalists
This act put a tax on sugar and was enforced by the British.
The Sugar Act
Who were Minutemen?
Patriot militias that had to be ready to fight at a minutes notice.
Who was the first colonists to rebel and say the famous saying "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!"
Patrick Henry
The colonists were divided into 3 groups of people. What group opposed Great Britain's policies and eventually called for independence?
Patriots
What act forced colonists to take care of British soldiers, providing them shelter and food?
The Quartering Act
What was another name for British soldiers that reminded the Continental Army that the British were easy to spot in battle?
Redcoats
The colonists grew angry of the tea act and threw $1 million dollars worth of tea into the Boston harbor. What was this event called and who did it?
Boston Tea Party by the Sons of Liberty
What phrase did the colonists use to protest against taxes?
"No taxation without representation!"
This act (law) put a tax on all paper products in the form of a stamp. Colonists had to purchase a stamp for all paper items.
The Stamp Act
What is a monopoly?
When a business is the only one providing a product or service
Under the Tea Act, who could colonists only purchase tea from?
The East India Company
What group in Britain made the laws and limited the king?
Parliament
Who led the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was the act that enforced colonists to only purchase certain items like tea, glass, fabric, paint, and paper from Britain?
The Townshend Act
The Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts