Exam 7: The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

What does the phrase point of no return mean in the context of American colonial-British relations? Identify the point of no return in American colonial-British relations between 1760 and 1776 that marked an inevitable march to war and explain why you picked that event/date.

The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was

Colonists objected to the enactment of the Stamp Act in 1765 because

Passage of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the British and the colonists, respectively, as the American Revolutionary War began? What would Britain have to do to win? What would the American colonists have to do to win?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nonimportation agreement

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -General George Washington

None of the thirteen colonies except ____ were formally planted by the British government.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"No taxation without representation"

In what ways were the mercantilist policies of the British burdensome to the colonists? In what ways were they beneficial? From this comparison, draw a conclusion about the effects of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws on British-colonial relations up to 1763.

Women supported protests against the Stamp Act in all of the following ways except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -boycott of British goods

Given that the Quebec Act did not apply to the thirteen seaboard colonies, why did the act create such a stir of protest among them?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -First Continental Congress

The colonists faced all of the following weaknesses in the War for Independence except

It might be said that it was the British who were revolutionaries in 1763 and the colonists who were conservatives attempting to preserve the status quo. Explain.

Both the British and the colonists were devoted to the principle of "No taxation without representation." To what extent did both taxation and representation become major sources of controversy between the colonists and Parliament?

A new relationship between Britain and its American colonies was initiated in 1763 when Prime Minister ____ assumed charge of colonial policy and implemented more politically and economically coercive policies towards the American colonies.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Loyalists

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stamp Act Congress