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Declaration of Independence-Formal complaint to King of England of his wrong doings
and how they wish to be an independent country without foreign rule. Signed by
representatives from each colony. John Hancock signed the largest so that the king could
read his document without spectacles
Most of the notable policies leading up to the American Revolution were what caused the
war directly. The Tea Act provoked boycotts and the Boston Tea Party, Currency Act,
Quebec Act, Townshend Duties, and the Stamp Act similarly provoked disdain and
dissent against the British. The Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Proclamation of 1763,
Intolerable Acts all provoked and angered the colonists in the sense that they were both
intrusive and offensive. These British policies served not only to restrict the colonists by
forbidding expansion, but also by setting economic limits that made trade not under
British approval illegal. What began as imperial policies to make up for expenses during
the French and Indian War turned into acts of punishment for noncompliance.
The End of Salutary Neglect was 1773, which was right after the French and Indian War.
The French and Indian war was one of the main arbitrators of the American Revolution.
When Britain cut off their easygoing life, and started to place in taxes and control the
colonies, the colonies rebelled. Due to the massive debts occurred by assisting the
colonies during the French and Indian war, Britain believed that the colonies owed them
for their support. Furthermore, by harvesting the colonies they could improve their own
international world power; increase their trade, and monies. The mother country issued
the Proclamation Act, which restricted the migration of colonists’ further inland, but this
also upset them as they wished to have more territory to control. With the increased
colonists’ frustration towards Britain, they became increasingly hostile to get Britain’s
attention. They rebelled in small ways to protest Britain’s treatment like through not
buying high priced items and reverting to making more goods from home products.
Resistance groups like the Sons of Liberty cropped up made of prominent members of
society. They started the Boston Tea Party, which dumped tons of Tea from the East
India Trading Company into the bay. There were also incidents like the Gaspee Incident,
which was the destruction of a British schooner.
Writs of Assistance- drafted to ask for assistance of colonies. Loose system of
government.
1st Continental Congress- Mainly to decide violations of Britian and draft a complaint
(Declaration of Independence) to the king. Also allows leaders of colonies to meet and
decide best interests for colonies and actions to gain those interests.
2nd Continental Congress- Drafting of Constitution in secret.
Olive Branch PetitionPost-War: ( Treaty of Paris, impact of American Revolution on foreign countries)
~Treaty of Paris (1783)
~establish boundaries
~recognition of United States
~opened up Mississippi River
~restored Loyalist properties
~French Revolution
~more liberal Kings and Queens of Europe
~African revolts
~Articles of Confederation
~Shay's Rebellion
~National debt to France
American Revolution Terms of Importance
PEOPLE:
British:
Lord Cornwallis – General in the British Army in command of the armies in the North
American colonies. He is famous for his surrender at Yorktown in the American war for
independence.
King George III: King of the United Kingdom from 1760 until 1820. He defeated
France in the Seven Years war, but lost colonies in American Revolution.
George Grenville – British Prime Minister who placed heavy taxes on the colonists in
order to control them
Foreigners/ Foreign Aid:
Baron von Steuben – Prussian officer, with experience as member of the Prussian
General Staff, who helped train the continental army against the British Empire during
the American war for Independence.
Marquis De Lafayette: French aristocrat and military commander in the American
Revolution noted by Washington for his bravery and present in several important
battles for the colonies. He also worked to increase French aid to the colonies.
John Locke: English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential
of Enlightenment thinkers. He stated that the mind was a blank slate or Tabula Rasa. He
believed that in a "natural state" all people were equal and independent, and everyone had
a natural right to defend his “Life, health, Liberty, or Possessions", basis for the phrase in
the American Declaration of Independence: "Life Liberty and Pursuit of happiness".
Americans:
Patrick Henry – Trial lawyer who denounced Stamp Act and fanned the revolt; best
known for his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech.
Thomas Jefferson – Author of the Declaration of Independence
William Pitt – English secretary of state who took charge of the war
Benjamin Franklin – Colonial inventor, printer, writer, statesman; contributed to the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
George Rogers Clark – Virginia militia man with the highest military rank at the
northwestern frontier.
George Washington: He led the American victory over Britain in the American
Revolutionary War as commander in chief of the Continental Army and presided over the
writing of the Constitution in 1787. As the unanimous choice to serve as the first
president of the United States, he developed the forms and rituals of government that
have been used ever since, such as using a cabinet system, serving only two terms as
president and delivering an inaugural address. He built a strong, well-financed national
government that stayed neutral in the wars raging in Europe and successfully suppressed
rebellion.
John Hancock - merchant, statesman, and well known Patriot of the American
Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first
and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (He is remembered for his
large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence.)
Nathaniel Greene – served in the Continental army in the rank of major general and is
known for being the most dependable man in Washington’s staff.
Ethan Allen – Militia leader who took Fort Ticonderoga
Crispus Attucks: The first person shot to death by British soldiers during the Boston
Massacre in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been named as the first martyr of the
American Revolutionary War.
John Paul Jones- Called the Father of the American Navy
Thomas Paine- Author of Common Sense. Idea that the independence of colonies was
indeed, “common sense.”
Benedict Arnold – General in the Continental army that although being successful and
having been reported for his bravery and cunning, later switched sides and joined the
British Army as a brigadier general.
Thomas Hutchinson: British loyalist and governor of Massachusetts. His administration,
controlled completely by the British ministry, increased the friction with the colonists.
Hutchinson was vindicated in discussions in the Privy council. The resistance of the
colonists led the ministry to see the necessity for stronger measures. A temporary
suspension of the civil government followed, and General Gage was appointed military
governor.
IMPORTANT BATTLES:
Lexington – Site that held large quantities of minute men and supplies; first shots of the
revolution shot
Battle of Bunker Hill: While the result was a British victory, they suffered a large
loss. While their immediate objective (the capture of Bunker Hill) was achieved, the loss
of nearly a third of their forces did not change the state of the siege. Meanwhile, colonial
forces were able to retreat and regroup having suffered few casualties. The battle
demonstrated that relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand
up to regular army troops in a pitched battle.
Battle of Trenton – Washington attacks Trenton, New Jersey on Dec. 25th; ambush on
the British
Battle of Saratoga- The turning point in the war. This American victory allowed for the
French to find their cause worthwhile and aid the Americans in supplies and men.
Battle of Yorktown- Washington trapped British troops along with Cornwallis between
them and the French Navy. The colonists prevented British ships from re-supplying. The
British surrendered.
ACTS AND TAXES:
Proclamation of 1736 – Forbade settlers to expand beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Declaratory Act – Act in which the British stated that they were still in command of the
colonies despite the Tea Act
Intolerable Acts – also known as the Coercive Acts, were a set of laws passed by the
British Parliament in 1774 in order to punish the colonies (Massachusetts) and discourage
the colonies trend towards disobedience of the British Rule.
Stamp Act – (1765) law passed by the British parliament that taxed newspapers, legal
documents and other printed material in the colonies.
Townshend Duties - a series of laws passed in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain
relating to the British colonies in North America. The most commonly known laws in the
packet are the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs
Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act.
Sugar Act: New England ports suffered economic losses from the indirect sugar
tax. This increased the colonists' concerns about the intent of the British Parliament and
helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution. It was eventually
repealed after the colonists boycotted it and showed their malcontent.
Currency Act-(1764) Required that all paper currency printing cease and all paper
currency in circulation must be turned in.
Quartering Act- The British Act to force colonists to house British soldiers in their
houses. They had to also feed and take care of them. This severely upset the colonists.
Quebec Act: The province's territory was expanded to take over part of the Indian
Reserve, including much of what is now southern Ontario, plus some Midwestern states.
The oath of allegiance was replaced with one that no longer made reference to the
Protestant faith, but guaranteed free practice of the Catholic faith. It also restored the use
of the French civil laws for private matters while maintaining the use of the English
common law for public administration, including criminal prosecution.
EARLY RESISTANCE
Gaspee Incident-(1772) Upset Americans boarded the British schooner the Gaspee and
lit it on fire. The British responded by sending a special commission to take the offenders
back to England for trial, further upsetting the Americans.
Pontiac’s Rebellion - Native Americans struck back at British because of unfair
measures concerning policies created after the French and Indian War. The war tribes
attacked many forts over the course of two years and many colonists were killed or
captured.
Boston Massacre – Shots fired by British soldiers at civilians started a riot, which ended
with five dead
Sons of Liberty – political group formed by the American patriots in order to protect
rights and freedoms of the colonies and help achieve independence form the British.
Formed by Samuel Adams
Boston Tea Party: Angry and frustrated at a new tax on tea, American colonists calling
themselves the Sons of Liberty and disguised as Mohawk Native Americans boarded
three British ships and dumped 342 whole crates of British tea into Boston harbor.
Patriots – inhabitantS in the 13 British colonies that supported the declaration of
independence.
Tories – Political party that supported colonists' dissent during the revolution
Loyalists – Political party that supported king George III and parliament during the
revolution
CONGRESIONAL ACTIONS:
First Continental Congress – (1774) The delegates voted against a plan for a union with
the British authority. They also decided to stop all trade with Britain. They made a
statement of their grievances and endorsed it. They also made several resolutions to give
to the colonies, including the prompt suggestion to prepare military defenses. Lastly, they
decided to meet again in the
spring.
Second Continental Congress: A convention of delegates from the
thirteen colonies that managed the colonial war effort, and moved towards independence
by raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and making formal treaties
and
adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Committees of Correspondence – Shadow governments in all colonies organized by the
Patriots before the Revolutionary War in order to facilitate an effective communication
and decision making among the 13 colonies.
Writs of Assistance- Demonstrated that the Americans would not accept any reductions
of their freedoms.
Declaration of Independence- Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson. It was composed of
many of John Locke’s ideas on freedom and self-government. It is the American
document that had two parts, one proclaiming their grievances, and the other declaring
their independence from the Mother country, Great Britain.
Treaty of Paris (1783): Formally ended the American Revolutionary War
between England and the colonies with the following provisions:
1. Acknowledging the 13 colonies to be free and independent States, and that the
British Crown relinquishes all claims to the Government, propriety, and territorial rights
2. Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British territories
3. Granting fishing rights to United States fishermen
4. Recognizing the contracted debts to be paid to creditors on either side
5. The Congress of Confederation will recommend to state legislatures to recognize
the rightful owners of all confiscated lands
6. United States will prevent future confiscations of the property of Loyalists
7. Prisoners of War on both sides are to be released and all property left behind
untouched
8. Great Britain and the United States were each to be given perpetual access to the
Mississippi River
9. Territories captured by Americans after the treaty will be returned without
compensation
10. Ratification of the treaty was to occur within six months from the signing by the
contracting parties
OTHER:
Valley Forge- The location where Washington’s men stayed for the winter of 1776-1777.
They had poor food and equipment. Many men suffered frostbite and gangrene. Van
Steubon trained them for battle.
Fort Dusquesne- Large French Outpost
Mercantilism – Economic method of exporting more than importing
Social Contract Theory: The people give up sovereignty to a government or other
authority in order to maintain social order through the rule of law. This formed a central
pillar in the notion that legitimate authority must be derived from the consent of the
governed. The root of this theory is an examination of the human condition absent from
any structured social order, called
The French and Indian War (1754-1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its
North American colonies. Asses this change with regard to TWO of the following in the
period between 1763 and 1775.
Land Acquisition
Politics
Economics
The French and Indian War of 1754-1763, being part of a larger, global war
between Britain and France, represented a turning point in the future of both the political
and economic relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. The
previously good relationship between the two, Britain and the colonies gradually
developed from the soft enforcement policy of salutary neglect, to an increasing
enforcement of Laws and Navigation Act.
The British Empire emerged victorious from the war but deeply in debt and with a
vast new territory that needed protection and administration. The colonies happily
welcomed the help from Britain during the war, however at Britain’s request, the colonies
refused to help pay for the war debt thus, forcing Britain to impose new taxes and enforce
and regulate the commerce in the colonies. There are however two sides to the story:
while the colonies stated (with absolute truth) that “taxation without representation” was
illegal, the colonies were in fact paying smaller taxes then the citizens in England.
The French and Indian War altered Britain’s attitude towards the territorial
expansion and economy of the colonies.
Having gained much of France’s territories in North America, the British, in an
attempt to prevent future conflicts with the Native American tribes- settled west of the
colonies in the Ohio River Valley- imposed the Proclamation of 1763 limiting the
territory in which the colonists were allowed to settle, to the Appalachian Mountains.
Although the Proclamation of 1763 and other territorial expansion acts irritated
the colonists and affected the relationship between Britain and the colonies gravely, the
real factor that decisively altered their relationship was the acts aimed at the economy of
the colonies.
With the end of salutary neglect, the British royal navy and the troops stationed in
the colonies started to strictly enforce not only the new acts but also the older ones passed
before the war, like the Sugar Act and Molasses Act. Although the Sugar Act affected
very few of the colonists, they were still angry at its enforcement because of the fact that
the colonies were not represented in the Parliament over in England. Because the acts
passed previous to the war proved to be rather ineffective, the British Parliament passed a
series of new acts aimed at raising revenues and regulating both interstate and foreign
trade. The Stamp Act, taxing most of the paper used for legal purposes in the colonies,
the Townshend Act and Tea Act, together decisively altered the relationship between
Britain and its North American colonies.
The French and Indian War determined Britain to enforce its acts in the colonies fact that
further tensioned the relationship between them thus ultimately leading to the American
War of Independence.
Analyze the ways in which imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensifies the
colonials' resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values.
Between 1763 and 1776, the British implemented several acts that made their relationship with the
colonists go from bad to worse. In 1763, when the French and Indian war ended and the British needed to
compensate for money spent, they enacted taxes on the colonists. The British may have considered their
actions reasonable
and fair, but the colonists felt that they were being unfairly represented
in parliament. As act after act was passed, the colonists became more and more angered;
people such as Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry, who spoke in favor of separating from
England, served only to further such dissent. Eventually, as dissent escalated,the
colonists, incidents such as the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre not only
demonstrated colonial distaste for the British, but also agitated the British. By the time
the 2nd Continental Congress met, it was very clear that the two parties were at their
limits.
Beginning in 1763, the acts passed by the British made it harder and harder for the
colonists to handle imperial policies. Beginning with taxes on sugar and ranging to
requirement of the colonists to house British soldiers, the British made a point of not only
making to colonists pay the taxes, but also to help house the men who enforced them. The
colonists had been formerly accustomed to governing themselves for the most part with
little to do with England itself, so when the British ended the practice of salutary neglect,
the colonists became upset at the change in policies. The colonists felt that in order to
properly govern a country, the people all needed equal representation, which was not the
case in parliament. Such ideas directly conflicted with the British monarchy and when
British soldiers were sent to enforce the new string of taxes, the colonials were insulted
that they had been able to sustain themselves for so long when the British had decided to
take an interest in running colonial industry.
The reasoning behind the imperial policies also agitated the colonists as well. The Tea
Act itself was a tax on all tea from any company besides the East India Trading
Company. This would make the East India Trading Company's tea cheaper and thus
make the colonists more likely to purchase it, which would directly stimulate the
economy of the British. The colonists realized this and were enraged by the tactic, which
resulted in several Boston colonists dumping the tea into the harbor. The British response
to the tea party were the Coercive Acts, known to the colonists as the Intolerable Acts.
These policies severely restricted the Boston colonists and further enraged them.
Although the colonists were forced to accommodate the British, dissent soon became to
great to continue being submissive to the British. The Declaration of Independence was
signed to inform King George III that the colonists felt extremely displeased with their
treatment and wished to become a separate body which was governed with the interests
of the people in mind.
Imperial policies of the mid-1700's created considerable dissent among the colonies not
only because of the direct restrictions, but also because of the manner in which the British
implemented these acts. The colonists were insulted at the intense British involvement
after numerous years of being self-sufficient and being under a policy of salutary neglect.
In the end, although the British felt that they were acting justly, the colonists saw the
actions of parliament as partial and unjust. The colonials soon came to the conclusion that
republican values were more suited to their society and that independence from England
was the only way to achieve their ideal form of government.
Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women
in the period from 1775-1800
In a white man’s world, the minority groups of slaves and women would appear to have
little effect on the dramatic events of the American Revolution; however, such
assumptions would be invalid because in any war, the success of such an evolution
depends on more than men alone. Without the aid of women and slaves, the success rates
of the British and American forces would have suffered because every army demands a
supply of men and a backbone of people to support the troops’ efforts.
As the climatic events that led to the start of the war for Independence progressed,
women had an effect on the economy. Due to the various acts like the Tea Act,
Quartering Act, and Sugar Act, womens' choices for purchases changed rapidly. Instead
of buying the high priced British items to support their family and any soldiers in their
home, the colonist women began to make due without such luxuries. Instead they crafted
their own tea and made their own clothes. Some women would go so far as to sit in
groups outside their houses and card wool, sew, and through their domestic tasks they
would show their displeasure and resistance to British rule. In response to the Sons of
Liberty, the Daughters of Liberty was also created. It served a similar purpose of
resistance as the Sons of Liberty, but supported the womens' viewpoint. In the throes of
war, women trailed after the army. They tended the fire, cooked meals for their men, and
made the camps hospitable. They also served to take care of sick or wounded men. Their
presence around the army was not only for support, but to keep families together during
the absences from home. One famous woman is Betsy Ross, who is rumored to have
created the first American flag (The Betsy Ross flag) with the thirteen colonies in a circle
framed on a blue field with white and red stripes. Overall, women had a profound effect
on the war as they portrayed resistance through heads held high and working to support
their
men
folk.
The slaves of the south became extra men to draft to the army for the British and the
Americans. At first, the colonists did not allow in slaves, but slowly brought them in.
They had limited abilities to function in the army, and focused more so on domestic tasks
than fighting; however, they did aid in some battles, but the fear of rebellion of kept
many men from trusting the slaves with guns. The British took the colonist’s reluctance
as a supreme advantage. The slaves desired freedom, and so the British promised any
slaves that joined the British army would receive freedom and some monies after the war.
Such an offer prompted many slaves to leave their plantations, desert the colonists, and
join with the British. The British did not hold true to their promise, and they lost the war,
thus causing their promise to fall through. The use of slaves to increase ranks and for the
use of fodder proved beneficial because it allowed for the properly trained British
soldiers to increase their advantage in numbers, and decrease any valuable casualties of
their soldiers as they believed that the slaves were not important as a whole. The loss of
slaves impacted the colonists by reducing the size of the army and as any additional
support in supplies for the armies. Clearly, slaves formed a pivotal role of leverage to the
success
value
of
either
faction.
Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the united states victory in the
Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775 - 1783
After the French and Indian War, England had a large debt to pay off, so they began to
place taxes on the colonies. Salutary Neglect for the colonies ended, and the Britishimplemented taxes such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Intolerable Acts, deeply upset
the colonists because of their belief of “no taxes without representation”. Tensions
continued to escalate until shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, and the war for
American independence began. Although the British enjoyed advantages like an
organized military force and an abundance of supplies, the colonists achieved
independence due to political support, diplomatic advantages and military successes.
Although the British enjoyed a larger army and better supplies, the colonists had a true
cause to fight for: independence from the tyrant abroad. They held the advantage of
fighting on the home front and benefited from the familiar geography and used guerrilla
warfare against the British. George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette and Baron von
Steuben were key commanders whose diplomatic and military successes led to American
victory. Their troops caught Hessian mercenaries off guard at Trenton and crushed one
third of the English troops during the Battle of Bunker hill. The colonists secured French
assistance with the victory at Saratoga and with the help of Ben Franklin who served as
an ambassador to France. Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys also contributed in
fighting back the occupying forces through renegade forces that used the guerrilla
warfare effectively. Finally, General Cornwallis was defeated at the battle of Yorktown,
the last battle of the war before the 1783 Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the
war.
Also important to the American victory was the political support for the war. The
colonists were enraged at the British offenses such as the Quartering Act and the Boston
Massacre; colonists were more than willing to strike back at Great Britain. Although,
there were anti-war riots and some loyalists living in the colonies, their efforts in favor of
the king were largely ineffective in hindering pro-war sentiment. Thomas Paine's
Common Sense, on the other hand, helped gain support for succession from England.
When war was declared, the Second Continental Congress met. They created the Olive
Branch Petition; made George Washington the commander of the American army, and
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence that was approved on July 4th,
1776. Although Kind George III was unwilling to allow the colonies to dissent from
England, in the end he had no other choice due to the colonists determination to gain
independence which resulted in the diplomatic aid and military successes that proved
pivotal to their victory.
Review Questions
1. American Tories believed that?:
a)Separation from Britain was an illegal act that would ignite an unnecessary war.
b)Parliament had the right to tax the colonies.
c)Only independence could preserve the colonists' constitutional rights.
d)The king, not Parliament, was responsible for the problems facing the colonies.
2. The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was the?:
a)Repeal of the tax on tea.
b) Failure of other colonies to support Boston's action.
c)Opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts.
d)Reopening of the Port of Boston to foreign trade.
e)Enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Act.
3. The Declaratory Act of 1766?:
a)Required the colonists to provide barracks and supplies for British troops.
b)Forbade the American colonists to issue paper money.
c)Established a new duty on molasses.
d)Stated that parliament had the power to make laws binding on the colonies.
e)Established a tax on licenses, legal documents, and newspapers
4. One accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was to?:
a)Enact the Declaration of Independence.
b)Raise an army to resist British aggression in Massachusetts.
c)Provide funds for Fort Ticonderoga.
d)Secure an alliance with France.
e)Petition the king to recognize the colonists' rights.
5. According to the Proclamation of 1763?:
a)Colonial militiamen were required to put down Pontiac's Rebellion.
b)Colonial paper money could not be printed.
c)Contact between colonials and Indians was strictly forbidden.
d)Settlers were prohibited from crossing the Appalachians.
e)Speculators were allowed to purchase certain lands from trans-Appalachian tribes.
6. Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the Peace of
Paris (1783)?
a) Florida was given to Spain
b) Congress would not prevent the British merchants from collecting debts owed to them
by Americans
c) Congress would restore all property confiscated from loyalists during the war
d) The Mississippi River was recognized as the western boundary of the United States
7. What did the Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulate?
a) British recognition of American independence
b) establishment of the boundaries of the new United States from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida
c) the American allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists
d) all of these choices are correct
8. The British response to the American claim of no taxation without representation
was what?
A. colonial assemblies would be permitted to vote on all new taxes
B. monies raised through taxes would be used for internal improvements in the colonies
C. American approval was necessary for internal taxes
D. members of Parliament represented the interests of all people in the British Empire
E. Parliament agreed it had no authority to impose taxes on the colonies
9. One accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was to
a) enact the Declaration of Independence
b) raise an army to resist British aggression in Massachusetts
c) provide funds for Fort Ticonderoga
d) secure and alliance with France
e) petition the king to recognize the colonists' rights
10. Which of the following had the least significance in providing experience and
concepts that were used by the colonists in their fight for independence?
a)French and Indian War.
b)New England town meetings.
c)the development by the colonists of crops for export.
d)use of the "Power of the Purse" by the Virginia House of Burgesses.
e)the Albany Plan
11. England passed the stamp act of 1775 to:
a)punish Americans for protests to the Sugar Act.
b)control the American press.
c)raise money to reduce England's national debt.
d)allow for illegal search-and-seizure of smugglers.
e) allow Americans to settle the Ohio River Valley
12. The Declaratory
Act of 1776:
a)required the colonists to provide barracks and supplies for British troops.
b)forbade the American colonists to issue paper money.
c)established a new duty on molasses.
d)stated that parliament had the power to make laws binding on the colonies.
e)established a tax on licenses, legal documents, and newspapers.
13. A Writ of Assistance:
a)allowed the British to ransack a colonial merchant's house in search of illegal goods.
b) helped colonial merchants cut through the red tape of imperial trade regulations.
c)required prosecutors to present evidence of probable cause for suspicion of smuggling.
d)required that specified colonial products be landed in Britain before being shipped to
other countries
14.During the 1760's and 1770's, the most effective tactic of gaining repeal of the
Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts was:
a)tarring and feathering British tax agents.
b)sending petitions to the king and Parliament. boycotting British goods.
c)destroying private property, such as tea, on which a tax to be levied.
d)using death threats to intimidate British tax agents.
15. During
the revolution, who took on responsibilities? After the war?
a)things generally went back to the way they were before and few
concrete reforms occurred in the status of women.
b)women were able to translate wartime gains into peacetime reforms.
c)women were recognized and honored for their contributions with
new careers.
d)women got the right to vote in most northern colonies.
1. A
2. E
3. D
4. E
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. E
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
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