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What event helped to precipitate the American Revolution?
What event helped to precipitate the American Revolution?
- The tightening commercial, military, and cultural bonds between colonies and the mother country
- The emerging sense of American political identity (correct)
- The need to garrison troops along the American frontier
- The victory in the Seven Years’ War
What did Americans initially seek in their conflict with the mother country?
What did Americans initially seek in their conflict with the mother country?
- To establish a new nation
- To demand independence
- To separate from the mother country
- To claim the 'rights of Englishmen' (correct)
What did the victory in the Seven Years’ War make Britain in North America?
What did the victory in the Seven Years’ War make Britain in North America?
- A struggling colonial power
- A weakened imperial force
- The master of a vastly enlarged imperial domain (correct)
- A financially burdened empire
What did the New World nurture according to the text?
What did the New World nurture according to the text?
What did the Americans protest with the cry, 'No taxation without representation'?
What did the Americans protest with the cry, 'No taxation without representation'?
What theory did Grenville claim to justify imposing taxes on the colonies?
What theory did Grenville claim to justify imposing taxes on the colonies?
What did the nonimportation agreements against British goods achieve?
What did the nonimportation agreements against British goods achieve?
What did the violent acts by groups like Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty enforce?
What did the violent acts by groups like Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty enforce?
What did the colonial commotion lead to regarding the Stamp Act?
What did the colonial commotion lead to regarding the Stamp Act?
What percentage of British exports did America buy, according to the text?
What percentage of British exports did America buy, according to the text?
What did the Americans concede Parliament's right to, but denied its right to impose?
What did the Americans concede Parliament's right to, but denied its right to impose?
What did the Stamp Act Congress of 1765 represent?
What did the Stamp Act Congress of 1765 represent?
What did the breakdown of the machinery for collecting the tax lead to?
What did the breakdown of the machinery for collecting the tax lead to?
What did the American trade represent for England, according to the text?
What did the American trade represent for England, according to the text?
What did the Americans deny the notion of and cling to the principle of?
What did the Americans deny the notion of and cling to the principle of?
What did the mobilizing in support of nonimportation give ordinary American men and women?
What did the mobilizing in support of nonimportation give ordinary American men and women?
What did the American colonists emphasize in their embrace of republicanism?
What did the American colonists emphasize in their embrace of republicanism?
What did the 'Radical Whigs' in Britain warn the colonists against?
What did the 'Radical Whigs' in Britain warn the colonists against?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did Adam Smith criticize in 1776?
What did Adam Smith criticize in 1776?
What did British policies, such as restricting commerce to British vessels, affect?
What did British policies, such as restricting commerce to British vessels, affect?
What did the British government's actions lead to in the colonies?
What did the British government's actions lead to in the colonies?
What did Parliament prohibit colonial legislatures from doing?
What did Parliament prohibit colonial legislatures from doing?
What did the British government's efforts to tighten control over the colonies cause among the American colonists?
What did the British government's efforts to tighten control over the colonies cause among the American colonists?
What was the justification for Britain's control over the colonies?
What was the justification for Britain's control over the colonies?
What characterized colonial life and bolstered attitudes against threats to rights?
What characterized colonial life and bolstered attitudes against threats to rights?
What did the British government regard the American colonists as?
What did the British government regard the American colonists as?
What did the Navigation Law of 1650 aim to regulate and control?
What did the Navigation Law of 1650 aim to regulate and control?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
Which items were subjected to import duties by the Townshend Acts?
Which items were subjected to import duties by the Townshend Acts?
What did the colonists particularly object to?
What did the colonists particularly object to?
What event led to clashes between British troops and colonists in Boston in 1768?
What event led to clashes between British troops and colonists in Boston in 1768?
What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre in 1770?
What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre in 1770?
Who attempted to assert the power of the British monarchy?
Who attempted to assert the power of the British monarchy?
What was the outcome of the ill-timed Townshend Acts?
What was the outcome of the ill-timed Townshend Acts?
What did the nonimportation agreements aim to do?
What did the nonimportation agreements aim to do?
What persuaded Parliament to repeal the Townshend revenue duties?
What persuaded Parliament to repeal the Townshend revenue duties?
What was the result of the suspension of the New York legislature in 1767?
What was the result of the suspension of the New York legislature in 1767?
What did the British officials landing troops in Boston in 1768 lead to?
What did the British officials landing troops in Boston in 1768 lead to?
What did the government of Lord North persuade Parliament to do?
What did the government of Lord North persuade Parliament to do?
What was the British crown's right regarding colonial legislation?
What was the British crown's right regarding colonial legislation?
How did colonial merchants initially respond to the Navigation Laws?
How did colonial merchants initially respond to the Navigation Laws?
Why did Americans feel resentment despite benefiting from the mercantile system?
Why did Americans feel resentment despite benefiting from the mercantile system?
What did the Stamp Act of 1765 require for tax payment?
What did the Stamp Act of 1765 require for tax payment?
How did colonial assemblies view the Quartering Act?
How did colonial assemblies view the Quartering Act?
What was the impact of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act on the right to trial by jury?
What was the impact of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act on the right to trial by jury?
What was the main reason for the outbreak of the revolution according to the text?
What was the main reason for the outbreak of the revolution according to the text?
What did Prime Minister George Grenville enforce and pass to regulate colonial trade and taxation?
What did Prime Minister George Grenville enforce and pass to regulate colonial trade and taxation?
What was the British crown's response to colonial defiance of the Quartering Act?
What was the British crown's response to colonial defiance of the Quartering Act?
How did the Americans perceive the Stamp Act in comparison to the British people?
How did the Americans perceive the Stamp Act in comparison to the British people?
How did the British crown emerge from the Seven Years’ War?
How did the British crown emerge from the Seven Years’ War?
What was the British crown's approach to colonial producers?
What was the British crown's approach to colonial producers?
What was the impact of victory in the Seven Years’ War on Britain's imperial domain in North America?
What was the impact of victory in the Seven Years’ War on Britain's imperial domain in North America?
What was the primary reason for the London government's struggle after 1763?
What was the primary reason for the London government's struggle after 1763?
What did the change in British colonial policy after 1763 reinforce?
What did the change in British colonial policy after 1763 reinforce?
What did the Americans initially seek in their conflict with the mother country?
What did the Americans initially seek in their conflict with the mother country?
What did the 'Radical Whigs' in Britain emphasize, widely read by colonists?
What did the 'Radical Whigs' in Britain emphasize, widely read by colonists?
What did Adam Smith criticize in 1776?
What did Adam Smith criticize in 1776?
What did the Navigation Law of 1650 aim to regulate and control?
What did the Navigation Law of 1650 aim to regulate and control?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British government's efforts to tighten control over the colonies cause among the American colonists?
What did the British government's efforts to tighten control over the colonies cause among the American colonists?
What did the nonimportation agreements against British goods achieve?
What did the nonimportation agreements against British goods achieve?
What did the British government regard the American colonists as?
What did the British government regard the American colonists as?
What did the American colonists emphasize in their embrace of republicanism?
What did the American colonists emphasize in their embrace of republicanism?
What was the impact of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act on the right to trial by jury?
What was the impact of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act on the right to trial by jury?
What did the victory in the Seven Years’ War make Britain in North America?
What did the victory in the Seven Years’ War make Britain in North America?
What did the mobilizing in support of nonimportation give ordinary American men and women?
What did the mobilizing in support of nonimportation give ordinary American men and women?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What did the Americans deny the notion of and cling to the principle of?
What did the Americans deny the notion of and cling to the principle of?
What characterized the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?
What characterized the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?
What did the breakdown of the machinery for collecting the tax lead to?
What did the breakdown of the machinery for collecting the tax lead to?
What theory did Grenville claim to justify imposing taxes on the colonies?
What theory did Grenville claim to justify imposing taxes on the colonies?
What did the nonimportation agreements against British goods achieve?
What did the nonimportation agreements against British goods achieve?
What did the American trade represent for England, according to the text?
What did the American trade represent for England, according to the text?
What did the victory in the Seven Years’ War make Britain in North America?
What did the victory in the Seven Years’ War make Britain in North America?
What did the mobilizing in support of nonimportation give ordinary American men and women?
What did the mobilizing in support of nonimportation give ordinary American men and women?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British government regard the American colonists as?
What did the British government regard the American colonists as?
What did the Americans initially seek in their conflict with the mother country?
What did the Americans initially seek in their conflict with the mother country?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What did the Stamp Act require for tax payment?
What did the Stamp Act require for tax payment?
What did the Navigation Laws aim to regulate and control?
What did the Navigation Laws aim to regulate and control?
What did the Americans protest with the cry, 'No taxation without representation'?
What did the Americans protest with the cry, 'No taxation without representation'?
What was the impact of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act on the right to trial by jury?
What was the impact of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act on the right to trial by jury?
What did the British crown regard the American colonists as?
What did the British crown regard the American colonists as?
What event helped to precipitate the American Revolution?
What event helped to precipitate the American Revolution?
What was the justification for Britain's control over the colonies?
What was the justification for Britain's control over the colonies?
What did the breakdown of the machinery for collecting the tax lead to?
What did the breakdown of the machinery for collecting the tax lead to?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British government expect from the American colonists in terms of trade?
What did the British officials landing troops in Boston in 1768 lead to?
What did the British officials landing troops in Boston in 1768 lead to?
What characterized colonial life and bolstered attitudes against threats to rights?
What characterized colonial life and bolstered attitudes against threats to rights?
What was the main outcome of the Boston Massacre in 1770?
What was the main outcome of the Boston Massacre in 1770?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What did the Declaratory Act assert?
What was the government of Lord North persuaded Parliament to do?
What was the government of Lord North persuaded Parliament to do?
What was the impact of the ill-timed Townshend Acts?
What was the impact of the ill-timed Townshend Acts?
What did the suspension of the New York legislature in 1767 lead to?
What did the suspension of the New York legislature in 1767 lead to?
What did the British officials landing troops in Boston in 1768 lead to?
What did the British officials landing troops in Boston in 1768 lead to?
What characterized the British monarchy's attempt to assert power?
What characterized the British monarchy's attempt to assert power?
What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 impose import duties on?
What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 impose import duties on?
What did the nonimportation agreements aim to achieve?
What did the nonimportation agreements aim to achieve?
What was the outcome of the nonimportation agreements against the Townshend Acts?
What was the outcome of the nonimportation agreements against the Townshend Acts?
What characterized the British officials' landing of troops in Boston in 1768?
What characterized the British officials' landing of troops in Boston in 1768?
What did the colonists particularly object to?
What did the colonists particularly object to?
Study Notes
The Road to Revolution, 1763–1775
- British crown had the right to nullify colonial legislation if it interfered with mercantilist system, used veto 469 times with 8,563 laws
- Navigation Laws loosely enforced until 1763, colonial merchants disregarded restrictions, some fortunes amassed through smuggling
- Americans benefited from mercantile system but felt resentment, perceived as oppressive and stifling economic initiative
- British paid liberal bounties to colonial producers, Virginia tobacco planters had monopoly in British market
- Despite benefits, mercantilist system burdened colonists with dependency, stifled economic initiative
- Revolution broke out due to Britain's failure to recognize an emerging nation
- Britain emerged from Seven Years’ War with a significant debt, leading to redefining their relationship with the colonies
- Prime Minister George Grenville enforced Navigation Laws, passed Sugar Act in 1764, imposed Stamp Act in 1765
- Stamp Act required stamped paper for tax payment, angered colonists who saw it as fiscal aggression and an attack on local liberties
- Colonial assemblies defied Quartering Act, viewed the legislation as jeopardizing basic rights as Englishmen
- Both Sugar Act and Stamp Act provided for trying offenders in admiralty courts, undermining the right to trial by jury
- British people had endured a heavier stamp tax, but the Americans saw it as an attack on their rights as Englishmen
Road to Revolution in Colonial America
- In 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but passed the Declaratory Act, asserting its right to govern the colonies in all cases.
- The Townshend Acts of 1767 imposed light import duties on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea, leading to colonial unrest.
- The colonists objected to taxation without representation, particularly the tax on tea, which was to pay the salaries of royal governors and judges.
- The suspension of the New York legislature in 1767 and the presence of British troops in Boston in 1768 further escalated tensions.
- Nonimportation agreements were revived against the Townshend Acts, but were less effective than those against the Stamp Act.
- British officials landed troops in Boston in 1768, leading to clashes with liberty-loving colonists.
- The Boston Massacre in 1770 resulted in the death of five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, and two redcoats were found guilty of manslaughter.
- King George III, surrounded by cooperative "yes men," attempted to assert the power of the British monarchy.
- The ill-timed Townshend Acts failed to produce revenue and led to near-rebellion in the colonies.
- Nonimportation agreements, though feebly enforced, began to pinch British manufacturers.
- The government of Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal the Townshend revenue duties due to various pressures.
- The stage was set for a continuing confrontation between the colonists and the British government.
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Test your knowledge of the events and factors leading to the American Revolution with this quiz. Explore the economic and political tensions between the American colonies and the British crown, the impact of mercantilist policies, and the key legislative acts that fueled the revolutionary spirit.
