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What were the positives and negatives of Great Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War?
Why did Britain’s economic policy change with regards to the American colonies?
“The truth is that Americans were ____________________________.”
The Deep Roots of Revolution
“In a broad sense, America was a ______________ force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. The New
World nurtured new ideas about the nature of society, citizen, and government.”
What is a just society in a republic?
What does the stability of society depend on in a republic?
What was the position of the Radical Whigs with regards to the power of the monarch?
“Together, ______________ and ______________ predisposed the American colonists to be on hair-trigger
alert against any threat to their rights.”
“Distance weakens ______________; great distance weakens ______________.”
Mercantilism and Colonial Grievances
Describe the mercantilist’s position on wealth and power?
How should wealth be acquired in a mercantilist system?
What were the British expectations for their American colonies?
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What were the Navigation Laws designed to do?
What effect did the imbalance of trade with Great Britain have on the supply of currency in the American
colonies? Why?
British currency legislation benefited primarily?
What is the royal veto and how often was it used?
The Merits and Menace of Mercantilism
Why didn’t the American colonies react to the Navigation Laws before 1763?
After 1763, what was the chief complaint of American colonists about Britain’s mercantilist policies?
“Revolution broke out, as Theodore Roosevelt later remarked, because Britain failed to recognize an
____________________________ when it saw one”
The Stamp Tax Uproar
Which prime minister began the fundamental shift in Britain’s colonial economic policies by enforcing the
Navigation Laws?
Sugar Act of 1764 –
Quartering Act of 1765 –
Stamp Act of 1765 –
Why was the use of admiralty courts so upsetting to the American colonists?
What was the American argument on why Great Britain could not tax them?
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“Virtual” representation –
What were the American colonist’s reactions to the Stamp Act of 1765?
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Charles Townshend –
Why were the Townshend Acts unique in their taxation of the American colonies?
What was the purpose of the revenues derived from the Townshend Acts?
What was the British response to the breakdown of crown authority in Boston in 1768?
Why was the tax on tea not repealed with the other Townshend Acts?
What was the chief function of the committees of correspondence?
Tea Brewing in Boston
Why was the Tea Act passed in 1773?
Despite cheaper tea, why did American colonists refuse to accept the Tea Act of 1773?
Parliament Passes the “Intolerable Acts”
What effect did the Intolerable Acts have on Boston and Massachusetts colony?
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Why did the British government pass the Quebec Act?
Why did colonists react negatively to the passing of the Quebec Act?
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Bloodshed
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
The Association –
Imperial Strength and Weakness
What advantages did the British Empire possess in the Revolutionary War?
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What disadvantages did the British face?
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American Pluses and Minuses
What advantages did the American colonists possess in the Revolutionary War?
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What disadvantages did the American colonists face?
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A Thin Line of Heroes
Describe the role that African Americans played for both armies?
Was the American Revolution supported by all Americans? Give examples from the text.
“The brutal truth is that only a select ______________ of the American colonists attached themselves to the
cause of independence with a spirit of ____________________________.”