Name __________________________________ Date _____________________ AP U.S. History—Period ____ Chapter 7—The Road to Revolution, 1763­1775 The Deep Roots of Revolution
▪ How did the American Revolution differ from the American War for Independence?
▪ In what ways were the people who came to America rebels?
▪ Explain the impact of the following statement in terms of America. ​
“Distance weakens authority; great weakness weakens authority greatly.”
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The Mercantile Theory
▪ mercantilism:
▪ How were Americans supposed to ensure Britain’s naval supremacy?
1.
True or False—The theory of mercantilism held that colonies existed primarily to provide the mother country with raw materials as well as a market for exports. Mercantilist Trammels on Trade
▪ Navigation Laws:
▪ What are examples of other laws that Parliament enacted that were favorable to England?
▪ Why were colonies limited in what they could manufacture?
▪ What was the problem with having no banks in the colonies?
▪ How did Parliament respond to colonies issuing paper money?
▪ “royal veto”: 2. True or False—British mercantilism forbade the importation of any non­British goods into the colonies. The Merits of Mercantilism
▪ John Hancock:
▪ In what ways did Americans benefit from the mercantile system?
3. True or False—In practice, British mercantilism provided the colonies with the substantial benefits of economic subsidies, military protection, and guaranteed markets for certain goods. The Menace of Mercantilism
▪ When did Britain begin to enforce its mercantile policies more vigorously and why do you think that was?
▪ What negative impacts did mercantilism have on the colonies?
The Stamp Tax Uproar
▪ What problem was Britain faced with following the French and Indian War?
▪ George Grenville:
▪ Sugar Act of 1764:
▪ Quartering Act of 1765:
▪ Stamp Act:
▪ How did Grenville justify these measures?
▪ How did the colonists respond to these measures?
▪ admiralty court:
▪ What is meant by “no taxation without representation”?
4.
True or False—The fundamental motive behind the steep new taxes in the 1760s was to repay the large debt that Britain had incurred in defending its North American colonies. 5.
True or False—Americans generally accepted the right of Parliament to tax colonies to provide money for defense but denied its right to legislate about matters affecting colonial affairs. 6. True or False—When Americans first cried “no taxation without representation,” what they wanted was to be represented in the British Parliament. Parliament Forced to Repeal the Stamp Act
▪ Stamp Act Congress:
▪ nonimportation agreements: ▪ Sons and Daughters of Liberty: ▪ What had happened by the time the new act was supposed to go into effect? ▪ How had the nonimportation agreements impacted England and what was the result of this? ▪ Declaratory Act: The Townshend Tea Tax and the Boston “Massacre”
▪ Charles Townshend:
▪ Townshend Acts:
▪ What were the revenues of the Townshend Act going to be used for and why did colonists not like that?
▪ “Boston Massacre”:
▪ True or False—Colonial rebellion to the Townshend Acts’ import taxes was more highly organized and successful than the earlier Stamp Act protests. ▪ True or False—The Boston Massacre provoked outrage because the British troops had been unprovoked when they opened fire on peaceful Boston citizens. The Seditious Committees of Correspondence ▪ King George III: ▪ Lord North: ▪ How did Parliament respond to the fact the Townshend Acts weren’t producing revenue? ▪ Samuel Adams: ▪ Committees of Correspondence: Tea Parties at Boston and Elsewhere
▪ What were the colonists protesting at the tea parties?
▪ Boston Tea Party:
▪ What were the only possible responses of the London government?
Parliament Passes the Intolerable Acts
▪ “Repressive Acts”/“Intolerable Acts”: ▪ Quebec Act: The Continental Congress and Bloodshed
▪ First Continental Congress: o The Declaration of Rights o The Association: ▪ Lexington and Concord: 7. True or False—The First Continental Congress proclaimed that the colonies would declare independence from Britain unless their grievances were redressed. Imperial Strength and Weakness
Great Britain
Strengths
Weaknesses
American Pluses and Minuses
Strengths
Weaknesses
A Thin Line of Heroes
▪ What were the problems with the American militiamen?
▪ Who helped train them?
▪ What was the role of blacks in the Revolutionary War?