Homework for 11/11 (Veteran's Day, Armistice Day)

Your homework is to read pages 117 (The Philosophy of Revolt) through 124. Please respond to the following questions:

1. How did the colonial view of the nature of the British Empire differ from the view by George III and his supporters?
2. What was the "political outlook" that gained a following in America and ultimately served to justify revolt?
3. Why was the Tea Act seen by many Americans as a threat to themselves and their institutions?
4. What were the Coercive Acts? How did the Quebec Act help to unite the colonies with Boston in opposition to these acts?
5. How and why did taverns become a central institution in colonial American social life? What circumstances and events helped make taverns central to political life as well?
6. What role was played by Committees of Correspondence in the American protests?
7. What were the FIVE major decisions made at the First Continental Congress? What was their significance?
8. What British leaders spoke out in support of the American cause? What were their reasons for doing so?
9. What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?