American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 4: THE EMPIRE IN TRANSITION

Study Questions

1
How did the relationship between king and Parliament change during the early eighteenth century? What role did the prime minister play in this change?
2
How were the American colonies administered by Britain, from Britain, during this period? What was the effect of this policy?
3
How was England's hold on the colonies weakened between 1700 and 1775? What role did colonial assemblies play in this weakening?
4
What factors helped promote colonial unity during this period?
5
What was the Albany Plan, and what did it reveal about colonial unity?
6
To what areas of North America had the French laid claim by 1750?
7
What were the causes and results of Anglo-French conflicts between 1686 and 1748? What role did the American colonies play in these conflicts?
8
What caused the Great War for the Empire, and why is it called by that name?
9
How did the Great War for the Empire become a "global war," and how did Britain carry out its part in the struggle?
10
What role did the French and British colonies play in this war?
11
What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
12
What dilemma faced London policymakers at the end of the Great War for the Empire?
13
What initial policy changes occurred when George III ascended the throne, and what were the king's motives in making these changes?
14
What was it about post-1763 British policy that would cause colonists in every section to see the disadvantages rather than the advantages of being part of the British Empire?
15
Why did the Stamp Act so antagonize the American colonists?
16
Who led the protests in Virginia over the Stamp Act? What reasons, other than those stated in the resolutions proposed, contributed to this action? What was the effect of the protests, and what were the results?
17
What was England's response to the American protests over the Stamp Act? How did the taxation by Townshend attempt to anticipate American attacks on future acts?
18
How did the policies of Lord North differ from those of his predecessors? In what ways were they alike?
19
What role did Samuel Adams play in the American protests? How did his view of the need for American independence differ from those of most other colonial leaders at the time?
20
How did the colonial view of the nature of the British Empire differ from the view by George III and his supporters?
21
What were the theories of government advanced by John Locke, and how did the American colonist apply them to their struggle with England?
22
How was tavern culture critical to the growth of revolutionary sentiment in the colonies?
23
Why did many Americans see the Tea Act as a threat to themselves and their institutions?
24
What were the Coercive Acts? How did the Quebec Act help to unite the colonists with Boston, in opposition to these acts?
25
What role did Committees of Correspondence play in the American protests?
26
What were the five major decisions made at the First Continental Congress and what was their significance?
27
What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
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