American Revolution Mini Web Trek I


American Revolution Mini Web Trek I
From Colonial Growth to the Boston Massacre

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the websites below to research information on the events leading up to the American Revolution. Answer the questions directly on this worksheet, unless instructed to do otherwise. The websites for your research are listed below. WEB TREK RESOURCES: Questions 1, 2, 3: A NEW COLONIAL SYSTEM http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch3_p1.htm Questions 4, 5: THE STAMP ACT http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch3_p2.htm Questions 6, 7, 8: TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch3_p3.htm Questions 9, 10 : TOWNSHEND ACTS http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch3_p4.htm
1. One of the measures of colonial success was its huge population growth. Approximately what was the population of the American colonies in the 1760s, and what kind of increase did that reflect over the year 1700? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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2. Just after the French and Indian War, the British government put into effect the Royal Proclamation of 1763. Explain the reasons for this Proclamation - what did it attempt to do, and how did the colonists react? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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3. The Sugar Act of 1764 replaced a former British government act; what was the earlier measure of 1733? What did the Sugar Act do? What were the reactions to the Sugar Act in the colonies? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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4. Describe the formation of the group called "The Sons of Liberty": why they formed, who they were, and what they did. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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5. What happened in June 1765 at the Massachusetts Assembly? Who attended this meeting, what were its purposes, and what was the outcome? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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6. Explain the differences of opinion between colonists and British Parliament, on how the colonies should be represented and ruled. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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7. Why did British merchants side with American colonials and support a repeal of the Stamp Act? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 8. At the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed, what Act did British Parliament pass? What did this Act claim to do? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9. The Townshend Acts of 1767 brought new complaints from the colonists. In protest of these Acts, what did the colonists do? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 10. Describe the Boston Massacre on March 5th, 1770. What happened in British Parliament as a result of this event? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

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