Chapter 4

1.    Identify one of two reasons, as stated by the author, that explain why it was in Britain’s best interest to keep the colonists to the east of the Appalachian Mountains.

2.    Why did Britain not want settlement to expand beyond the reach of the imperial trading network?

3.    How did Britain plan to keep control over both the Indians and white settlers near the Proclamation line?

4.    Why did the elimination of paper currencies worsen the economic situation in the colonies?

5.    For what reason was the payment of the stamp tax in specie a virtual impossibility?

6.    Why did a crowd of protestors destroy a building at the local dockyards recently constructed by Andrew Oliver?

7.    What act by the colonists was responsible for encouraging Andrew Oliver to resign his post as stamp tax collector?

8.    What rumor was responsible for encouraging the Sons of Liberty to destroy the home of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson?

9.    What Virginia lawyer proposed a series of resolutions in May 1765 that reiterated the notion that taxation without representation was a violation of English rights?

10. What did the Stamp Act Congress demonstrate that was of historical significance?

11. What did New York City merchants initiate in opposition to the Stamp Act?

12. In additional to colonial protests, what factor, as stated by the author, helped to bring about repeal of the Stamp Act?

13. In what way did Benjamin Franklin inadvertently help formulate the new Townshend Act?

14. Under what circumstance, argued John Dickinson, were trade duties acceptable?

15. In what way did soldiers make hard economic times even harder for the colonists?

16. What was responsible for starting a confrontation between colonists and troops that eventually led to the Boston massacre?

17. Why did Lord North not repeal the tax on tea when withdrawing the Townshend duties?

18. What happened to the HMS Gaspee when it ran aground off Rhode Island in June of 1772?

19. In response to growing threats from Britain, what did colonial assemblies create to maintain communications between provincial governments?

20. How did Philadelphians convince local officials to send back the first tea ships to arrive there?

21. What word collectively describes the acts that were passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party?

22. In what way did the Administration of Justice Act provide for greater protection for customs officials collectors and other officials?

23. Identify two reasons why the Quebec Act of 1774 outraged American colonists.

24. Why impact did the Coercive Acts have on colonists outside of Boston?

25. What was the most important expression of intercolonial organization resulting from the Coercive Acts?

Chapter 5

26. What statement made by Joseph Plumb Martin described the horrific condition of the Continental Army as they marched?

27. What mission did General Gage assign to British troops when he dispatched them to the village of Concord?

28. Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord significant for the colonist?  (What did they demonstrate?)

29. The moderates in the Continental Congress attempted to keep open the channels of communication with the British government.  What is an example of such an attempt?

30. Explain Lord Dunmore’s last ditch effort to break the resistance of Virginia’s planter class?  (What did he do?)

31. The defeat of what “British” army ended all semblance of royal authority in Virginia?

32. What pamphlet written by Thomas Paine communicated in forceful language a sense of urgency about moving the colonies toward independence?

33. Complete this sentence from Common Sense. "The folly of hereditary right in Kings is that nature disproves it . . . by giving mankind _______________________"

34. Identify two of three grievances given by the author as to why the colonies were declaring independence.

35. In what colonial city did the British find the greatest numbers of loyalists?

36. From what two sources did King George III draw upon to build his Army to send to America?

37. What was responsible for forcing the British to withdraw from Boston in mid-March of 1776?

38. After a series of defeats, where did George Washington make a bold counterattack on Christmas evening of 1776?

39. What enabled George Washington to capture almost 1000 Hessians soldiers at the battle of Trenton?

40. For what primary reason did France support the effort by American colonists to gain independence?

41. What patriot victory made it safe for France to openly support the American cause?

42. In what treaty did France recognize the independence of the United States and encouraged the development of trading ties between the two countries?

43. What treaty created a military pact between United States and France should war break out between Britain and France?

44. What Indian tribe sided with the British and launched attacks on settlers from Virginia to South Carolina?

45. While the Continental Army suffered defeats in the South, what started to erode Washington’s army in the North in July of 1780?

46. What was responsible for cutting into the reservoir of loyalist support for General Cornwallis as he marched throughout the South?

47. What enabled the armies of Washington and Rochambeau to trap the British at Yorktown?

48. What American sea captain conducted raids along the English and Scottish coasts?

49. In addition to recognizing America’s independence, identify two parts of the 1783 Treaty of Paris.

50. According to Private Joseph Plumb Martin, how were Revolutionary War veterans treated by many citizens following the war?