Question 1

Which of the following do you think was most responsible for the conflict between Britain and its American colonies: the ineptness of parliamentary leadership,the colonists' behavior,the high-handedness of King George III,the British mercantilist system and Navigation Laws,or the actions of British officials in the colonies? Justify your choice.

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Question 2

In response to the Boston Tea Party,Parliament

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Question 3

Both the British and the colonists were devoted to the principle of "No taxation without representation." To what extent did both taxation and representation become major sources of controversy between the colonists and Parliament?

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Question 4

Given that the Quebec Act did not apply to the thirteen seaboard colonies,why did the act create such a stir of protest among them?

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Question 5

Regarding American independence

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While there were certainly many Americans who supported independence, historians agree that only a select minority were truly devoted to the cause and willing to make sacrifices for it. Many Americans were hesitant to break away from Britain and risk a potentially violent conflict. Additionally, the American business community did not universally support the war effort and often continued to trade with the British. France played a crucial role in the war by providing military aid, but its involvement was not initially motivated by a commitment to American independence; rather, France saw an opportunity to weaken its longtime enemy, Britain. Spain's role in the American Revolution was limited and largely focused on defending its own interests in the region.

Question 6

Explain the relationship between mercantilism,the Navigation Laws,and British efforts to create an administrative structure for their empire after 1696.

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Question 7

African Americans during the Revolutionary War

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Question 8

Write your definition of conspiracy.Then use this definition to argue that the colonists were or were not victims of a British conspiracy to rob them of their liberties.

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Question 9

The Navigation Laws required that

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Question 10

To a degree,the Navigation Laws were beneficial to colonists because

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Question 11

The Townshend Acts

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Question 12

What does the phrase point of no return mean to you? Identify that point in colonial-British relations between 1760 and 1776 and explain why you picked that event/date.

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Question 13

Explain the following quote,"Insurrection of thought usually precedes insurrection of deed." What does this mean? In what ways is this generalization an accurate description of the coming of the American Revolutionary War?

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Question 14

In what ways were the mercantilist policies of the British burdensome to the colonists? In what ways were they beneficial? From this comparison,draw a conclusion about the effects of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws on British-colonial relations up to 1763.

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Question 15

It might be said that it was the British who were revolutionaries in 1763 and the colonists who were conservatives attempting to preserve the status quo.Explain.

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Question 16

Which of the following is not a true statement about women's roles during the Revolution?

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This statement is not true as many women actually urged their husbands and sons to join the fight for independence, rather than stay home and safeguard their families and property. Women like Abigail Adams famously wrote letters to her husband John Adams, urging him to "remember the ladies" and include women's rights in the founding of the new nation.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the British and the colonists,respectively,as the American Revolutionary War began? What would Britain have to do to win? What would the colonists have to do to win?

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Question 18

Colonists disliked the new British policy of trying accused tax-policy offenders in admiralty courts because the offenders

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Question 19

George Grenville responded to American protests against his policies by asserting that

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Question 20

List the following in order of their importance to colonial protest: pamphlets,boycotts,mob action,and committees of correspondence.Justify your ranking.

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Quiz 7: The Road to Revolution,1763-1775