Chapter 7 Questions
- Why did the colonists have a spiritual as well as physical separation from England? (P.121)
- How did immigration to the New World foster the feelings of rebellion? (P.121-122)
- What conflicting ideologies existed between the British government and the American colonists about the purpose of the colonies? (P.122)
- What is the purpose of mercantilism and how does colonization relate to it? (P.122)
- Why did Parliament pass the Navigation Laws? (P.122-123)
- How did banking and currency issues create more conflict between colonials and British Parliament? (P.123)
- How did colonials react to Navigation Laws? (P.124)
- Why might have Great Britain abandoned salutary neglect after 1763 (think of the results of the seven years war) (p.125)
- Why did Britain’s mercantilist attitude toward the colonies lead the colonies closer to revolution? (P.125)
- What was the significance of the Sugar Act? (P.126)
- Why was the Stamp Act so burdensome on the colonies? (P.126)
- How did British Prime Minister George Grenville justify the sugar, and Quartering Acts? (P.126)
- Why did the colonists believe British Parliament had no right to tax them? (P.127)
- How did colonists respond to the Stamp Act? (P.127-128)
- Why did Parliament feel that the colonies were being unreasonable with their opposition to the Stamp Act? (P.128)
- What upset the colonists the most about the Townshend Acts? (P.129)
- How did the Townshend Acts limit the colonists’ control over judges and officials representing the British government? (P.129)
- What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence? (P.131)
- Why did the British government come to the aid of British East India Company? (P.132)
- What were the colonists so upset about in terms of the tea? (P.132-133)
- How did Parliament respond to the “Tea Parties?” (P.133)
- What was the most significant action of the Continental Congress? (P.134)
- What difficulties did the colonies face as they prepared for war? (P.136-137)