Brinkley Chapter 4, The Empire in Transition
Pgs 99-127
Essay Prompts:
- “The British colonies were so antagonistic to each other that they were unable to unite to face the attack of common enemies.”
· Assess the validity of this statement.
2. How did economic, geographic, and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of southern colonies between 1607 and 1775?
3. Between 1754 to 1774 a profound alteration of relationship occurred between the American colonists and their mother country, Great Britain. This changing relationship became painfully obvious to both parties with the opening of the American Revolution and active hostilities. Identify and explain the key factors which brought about this changing relationship using your own knowledge and the documents provided.
Key Terms to Memorize:
1. Salutary Neglect2. Series of French v Anglo Wars
a. King William’s 1689-1697
b. Queen Anne’s War 1701-1713
c. King George’s War 1744-1748
d. French and Indian War 1754-1763
3. Iroquois Confederation
4. Significance of Ohio
5. Fort Necessity, George Washington
6. Albany Plan of Union, 1754
7. Siege of Quebec and Montreal
8. Acadians and the Cajuns
9. Iron Act
10. Molasses Act
11. Navigation Acts
12. Zenger Case, 1734
13. Peace of Paris, 1763
14. New Orleans
15. Proclamation Line, 1763
16. Pontiac’s Rebellion
17. Paxton Boys / 18. George III
19. Patrick Henry
20. Writs of Assistance
21. Sugar Islands
22. Benjamin Franklin
23. George Grenville
24. Sugar Act, 1764
25. Currency Act, 1764
26. Stamp Act, 1765
27. Virtual and actual representation
28. Regulators
29. Stamp Act Congress, 1765
30. Sons of Liberty
31. Boycott
32. Declaratory Act, 1766
33. Mutiny Act = Quartering Act, 1766
34. Charles Townshend / 35. Townshend Acts, 1767
36. Boston Massacre, 1770
37. Lord North
38. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
39. Gaspee Incident
40. Tea Act, 1773
41. Boston Tea Party, 1773
42. The Coercive or Intolerable Acts, 1774
43. The Quebec Act, 1774
44. First Continental Congress, 1774
Brinkley Chapter 4, The Empire in Transition
Pgs 99-127
Specifics of Chapter:
1. Summarize the section and pull out examples of the “Tradition of Neglect”
2. Identify powers of the Colonial Assemblies (don’t forget the Royal Governor)
3. Why do you think the Albany Plan is significant? (know the details also)
4. Read and outline the “Anglo-French Conflicts” and “The Great War For the Empire” -address the series of wars, Ft. Necessity, Braddock’s Defeat, the results of the war, and the Peace of Paris.
5. The effects of the French and Indian War are VERY IMPORTANT know and review: pg. 107-“Burdens of Empire” and “The British and the Tribes”
a. Impact to British budget
b. Impact on the French
c. New Orleans
d. Resentment
e. Proclamation of 1763 and why
6. Copy the Map on page 108 (btw you should try to learn stuff from this map)
7. Outline Grenville’s changes to Colonial Taxes and trade
a. Mutiny Act= Quartering Act 1765
b. British Navy
c. New and Improved Customs Service
d. The Sugar Act of 1764
e. Currency Act 1764
f. Stamp Act
Colonial Responses
8. Read the section “Stirrings of Revolt” address Stamp Act Congress, Sons of Liberty, Repeal of the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, outline each of based on the discussion in the book.
British Response
9. Outline the Townshend Program, pg. 114
Colonial Response
10. How do the Colonial legislatures respond to Townshend program?
11. Summarize or outline the Boston Massacre
12. Who is Sam Adams and why do we need to know him?
13. What’s the story with Virtual vs. Actual Representation?
14. How did the Boston Tea Party evolve?
British Response
15. The Coercive Acts aka the Intolerable Acts were aimed at Massachusetts, what were they and why where they introduced?
Colonial Response
16. How do the colonies respond to the Intolerable Acts? Pg 122 “New Sources of Authority”
17. Lexington and Concord are the locations of the first shots in the Revolution. Why did the British go to LC and who won the battles?