Colonial Resistance

Question 1

What was the purpose of this act?

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B: to close Boston Harbor

Question 2

What does John Andrews believe is the solution to the Intolerable Acts?

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D: for all of the colonies to discontinue trade with Britain

Question 3

What does this political cartoon from 1774 show?

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A: colonists’ anger over “taxation without representation”

Question 4

Which of these events, if added to the timeline, would come between the invention of the mercury thermometer and the lightning rod?

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C: 1733: John Kay invented the flying shuttle.

Question 5

Based on your research, why did the colonists end up declaring their independence from Britain? Trace the series of events, from the French and Indian War to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Include details of at least four events in a paragraph of five to seven sentences.

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The colonists had become frustrated by Britain's levying of a series of taxes on them to get out of debt incurred during the French and Indian War. The colonists felt that taxation without representation was unfair. Things came to a head in Boston in 1773 when colonists dumped 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act. In response, the British government passed the Intolerable Acts, which included the closing of Boston Harbor. At the First Continental Congress, held in 1774, the colonists united to oppose Britain. The British ordered troops to march on Concord in 1775 in search of an arsenal. The first shots of the war were fired on April 19, 1775.

Question 6

Which did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

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A: a paragraph of five to seven sentences; B: at least four specific events; C: details from my research to support my response

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