Question 1

Explain the causes of the French and Indian War and describe the role the American colonists played in the British victory.

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Question 2

When Massachusetts refused to renounce the letter written by Samuel Adams and James Otis in 1768, Great Britain responded by

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Great Britain responded by disbanding the Massachusetts legislature as a punitive measure for their refusal to renounce the letter, which was seen as a challenge to British authority.

Question 3

What was the American Whig's point of view? Explain how the Whig claims could be considered the root justification for the American Revolution.

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Question 4

The first major clash of the American Revolution ended with a British victory at

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The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major clash of the American Revolution and ended with a British victory, although it demonstrated that the colonial forces could stand up to the British army.

Question 5

In an attempt to resolve escalating disputes, Lord North issued the __________, which eliminated all taxes on a colony that paid for its defense and governor's salary.

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The Conciliatory Proposition was issued by Lord North in 1775, offering to eliminate taxes on any American colony that agreed to pay for its own defense and the governor's salary.

Question 6

Who introduced the resolution on July 2, 1776 in the Second Continental Congress declaring the colonies to be free and independent states?

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Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution on July 2, 1776 in the Second Continental Congress declaring the colonies to be free and independent states.

Question 7

In what ways did the French and Indian War pave the way for the American Revolution?

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Question 8

__________ shifted the grievances for the American Revolution from Parliament to King George III himself.

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Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, shifted the grievances for the American Revolution from Parliament to King George III himself.

Question 9

The Declaration of Independence was significant not only for declaring independence but also because it expressed

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The Declaration of Independence was significant for expressing noble ideals concerning the rights of man, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which were foundational principles for the new nation.

Question 10

As a result of the Boston Massacre, Britain did which of the following?

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Britain repealed the Townshend duties except for the tea tax as a result of the Boston Massacre.

Question 11

The Boston Tea Party resulted from Britain's desire to

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The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the Tea Act, which was designed to help the struggling British East India Company by allowing it to sell tea directly to the colonies, bypassing colonial merchants.

Question 12

The __________ were laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party aimed at forcing Boston to submit to British rule.

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The Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to restore British authority in the colonies.

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?

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The Adams-Otis letter was written to protest the illegality of taxation without representation, expressing colonial grievances against British taxation policies.

Question 14

The American colonists did not declare independence until July 1776, yet significant bloodshed had occurred more than a year earlier at Lexington and Concord and at Bunker Hill.Considering there was also a formal "olive branch" outreach after Bunker Hill, what was the conflict about prior to the formal declaration of independence?

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Question 15

Americans who maintained their allegiance to the King and Parliament during the unrest of the 1760s were known as

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Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, opposing the Patriots who sought independence.

Question 16

When the First Continental Congress met, it endorsed the __________, which called for Massachusetts to resist British tyranny with force.

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The First Continental Congress endorsed the Suffolk Resolves, which called for the people of Massachusetts to resist British tyranny with force.

Question 17

In a last ditch effort to secure peace with England, the Continental Congress sent King George III

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The Olive Branch Petition was sent by the Continental Congress to King George III in July 1775 as a final attempt to avoid a full-blown war between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain.

Question 18

In order to publicize American rights and grievances, Samuel Adams organized the __________ in Massachusetts and encouraged other colonies to do the same.

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Samuel Adams organized the Committee of Correspondence in Massachusetts to communicate and coordinate efforts among the colonies regarding their rights and grievances against British policies.

Question 19

Explain how the demise of Britain's policy of salutary neglect led to the colonial protests of the 1760s.When and why did Britain decide to pursue more direct control of colonial life, and why did the colonists feel it was so unfair?

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Question 20

After the Boston Tea Party, King George III and Prime Minister North decided to

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The British government responded to the Boston Tea Party by enacting the Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts), which were meant to punish Boston and Massachusetts for the destruction of the tea and to restore British authority in the colonies.

Quiz 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776