Chapter 5 pages 111-120

1. What was the Board of Trade? How is Parliament trying to get more control over the colonies trade?

2. What conflicts had erupted between England and France involving the American colonies before 1754? What happen to Louisbourg with end of King's George's War?

3. Where and why did war break out between England and France in the 1750's? What is the name in North America? Europe? What role does George Washington play in the beginning of this war? What side do most Indian groups fight on? Why? What happen to the Acadians?

4. After the Albany Congress (1754), the colonies were unwilling to adopt Benjamin Franklin's plan to unify themselves. What else did the British hope to do at the Albany Congress?

5. The treaty of Paris (1763) did what to the map of North America? How did this treaty change the relationship between England and the 13 colonies? What were the effects of the Seven Year War on England by 1763? What were the effects of the war on the colonies?
 

Chapter 5 pages 120-133

1. What problems faced Britain in the postwar period? What did George Grenville propose to do with the sugar and Quartering Acts? What were the effects in the colonies?

 

2. How was the Stamp Act different from the other acts dealing with the colonies? What were the results of the Stamp act in the colonies?

 

3. Who were the Sons of Liberty? If the Sons of Liberty were around today, what would think about them?

 

4. What were the Townshend Duties? Where were the protests most significant?

 

5. What events led to the Boston Massacre? After the Boston Massacre, 1770-1772 was a quiet time in the colonies. What events changed this and why?

 

6. How did the Boston Tea Party come about? What caused the Intolerable Acts and what was the purpose of these acts? How did the Americans respond to them initially?

7. Why does the Continental Congress meet in 1774? What does it do?

8. At the Albany Congress (1754), the colonies were unwilling to adopt Benjamin Franklin's plan to unify themselves. By 1774, the colonies seemed quite willing to take unified action at the Continental Congress. Why did this change in attitude occur?

9. What various revolutionary roles were played by urban citizens? What roles were played by women and farmers?

Chapter 6 pages 135-153

1. Why did the British march on Concord and Lexington? What resulted from the march? Do you think Concord and Lexington (the revolutionary war) could have been avoided?

2. What does the Olive Branch Petition and the Declaration of Causes of Taking up Arms attempt to do? With what results?

3. What was Common Sense? What was its significance?

4. The war began as a war of protest in 1775 by July of 1776 it is a war for independence. Why do you feel the war becomes a war for independence after a year of fighting?

5. Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence ends the question what the war is about. How does he do this? Who's ideas does Jefferson draw on? In Jefferson's mind what does he mean by "pursuit of happiness"? Does the Declaration of Independence ideas still have an affect on American values today?

6. Why does the British army leave Boston and move its headquarters to New York City? Why do you think the battle of Saratoga is a major turning point in the war?

7. How strong is the central or national government under the Articles of Confederation? What happens to land west of the Appalachian to get the Articles of Confederation ratified?

8. Describe the major British and American strategies in the American Revolution.
What is the result of the Battle of Yorktown in fall of 1871? How do the French help decide the Battle of Yorktown?

9. What happens to the United States and France working together in the peace negotiations in Pairs? What does the treaty of Paris provide?

10. Years after the Revolutionary War, John Adams said: "The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected, from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington." How can John Adams make this statement about the revolution?

11. What do most Loyalist do at the end of the war?

12. How are slaves, Native Americans (like the Iroquois), women and churches affected by the revolution.