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What can be inferred from the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766?
The settlers' boycott affected British citizens who had influence in Parliament.
What event occurred first in the Boston Massacre?
A British soldier hit a child with his weapon.
Why did the Daughters of Liberty weave their own cloth?
To reduce colonial dependence on British textiles
Why did the British government need additional revenue in 1763?
Great Britain needed to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian War.
According to the timeline, which year had only American victories?
1776
What can be inferred about colonial women from their response to the Townshend Laws?
They consumed and produced goods.
Who benefited most from the boycotts of British goods?
The citizens of the colonies who manufactured goods similar to British ones
How did the increase in British troops help to provoke the Boston Massacre?
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According to the table, which law caused the first boycott of British goods?
Stamp act
For patriots, which battle in 1777–1778 was the most significant?
Saratoga
What did the American colonists mean by the slogan “no taxation without representation”?
The British should not tax the colonies because the colonies did not have representatives in Parliament to vote on taxes.
Why did the British attack the colonial ports?
They were economic and population centers.
What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre?
He made engravings that helped to influence public opinion against Great Britain.
After the First Continental Congress, why did the colonial militia begin stockpiling weapons?
The settlers realized that they might have to fight against British soldiers.
What does the timeline suggest about how the British and Americans viewed the possibility of success?
that the British were going to win this war
Why was it an advantage for Americans to fight a defensive war?
The Americans were fighting on familiar ground.
Why did the Continental Congress send Benjamin Franklin and John Adams to France in 1777?
To persuade the French to form an alliance with the Americans
How did having to pay a Stamp Tax on court documents make life more difficult for the settlers?
It was more expensive for the colonists to defend themselves in court.
Why did the colonists resent the Tea Act even though it reduced the price of tea?
The lower price of tea ruined colonial merchants.
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia in 1781?
The British defeat brought an end to the American Revolution.
Why did the battles of Saratoga mark a major turning point in the American Revolution?
The American victories convinced both Americans and foreign countries that the United States could win the war.
Why did many Native Americans support the British?
They were bribed by the British.
Identify the purpose of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and explain its two most important provisions
It was to officially end the Revolutionary War and recognize the United States as a free and independent country.
Recognition of independence. New borders for the United States.
¿Por qué es significativa la batalla de Lexington y Concord, librada el 19 de abril de 1775?
It was the first battle of the American Revolution.
Why can the Battle of Trenton be considered a turning point?
A new wave of support for the patriots spurred recruitment. (Many people began to help the patriots.)