A boycott is when you refuse to participate or do something on a large scale so in this question the answer would be "The colonists refuse to buy English products" as they are boycotting English products. In the second question, the Boston Tea Party involved <span>the colonists throwing tea into Boston harbor and marks the beginning of the independence war.</span>
The four examples was because of the country's central location and proximity to water. It also made it an attractive location to invaders, as well as expansion.