Homework, due 10/30

Your homework for Thursday is to read pages 110 (The Colonial Response) through 117 (stop at The Philosophy of Revolt), and answer the questions below.

Your notes will ONLY be accepted/given credit if they have a stamp.

To get a stamp, you must bring your completed assignment to Mrs. Wegryn. For a 5 cent fee, she will give you a stamp, which will earn you credit. She will NOT give a stamp after 8am on Thursday morning OR if the assignment is not complete.

The questions:

What initial policy changed occurred when George III ascended the throne? What were the king's motives for these changes? This can be found on page 109

Why was King George III the wrong monarch at the wrong time for England in regard to its North American colonial empire? This can be found on page 109

How did Prime Minister George Grenville change British policy toward her colonies in North America?

What was it about post-1763 British policy that would cause colonists in every section to see the disadvantages rather than the advantages of being part of the British Empire?

Why did the Stamp Act so antagonize the American colonists?

How did actions by the Stamp Act crowd raise questions of whether protests in the colonies represented more than opposition to British policies?

What was England's response to the American protests over the Stamp Act.

Explain how the policies of Charles Townshend and of Lord North differed.

What role did Samuel Adams play in the American protests? How did his view of the need for American independence differ from those of most other colonial leaders at the time?

How did the Boston Massacre add to the growing tensions between the colonists and the British presence in North America?