Thursday, November 12, 2009

HW for Friday

Make sure your bring your homework that was due on Monday for a grade.

Please read 113-118 and answer:
# 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?
# How did the colonial view of the nature of the British Empire differ from the view by George III and his supporters?
# What was the "political outlook" that gained a following in America and ultimately served to justify revolt?

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