HW for 11/17

Read 118-124 and answer:

# Why was the Tea Act seen by many Americans as a threat to themselves and their institutions?
# What were the Coercive Acts? How did the Quebec Act help to unite the colonies with Boston in opposition to these acts?
# 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?
# What role was played by Committees of Correspondence in the American protests?
# What were the FIVE major decisions made at the First Continental Congress? What was their significance?
# What British leaders spoke out in support of the American cause? What were their reasons for doing so?
# What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?