Why did the colonists react so strongly against British legislation concerning the colonies following the French and Indian War?
What will be an ideal response?
Students have a number of different issues they may wish to cover. The most obvious are the various taxes that the British imposed on the colonies. It is important for students to note that the colonial objections were not just financial. The colonists also had very strong opinions about their political rights, and stronger essays should reflect this, along with a discussion of the political ideas underlying the colonists' views. Some students may also examine the Proclamation Line of 1763 and the limitations that it placed on settlement. Finally, some students may cover the Quebec Act and how this convinced many colonists that they were being treated unfairly by Parliament.
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Humankind has created patterns of behavior and learning termed
A) religion. B) culture. C) clans. D) civilization. E) language.
Which of these was the religious approach taken by Elizabeth I?
A) strict Puritanism B) Catholic ritual blended with Protestant theology C) harsh persecution of radical Catholics and Protestants alike D) restoration of full Catholicism
Romanticism helped shape modern nationalism by
a. rediscovering folk traditions, legends, and songs. b. emphasizing the passions and irrational behavior that would eventually become part of modern nationalism. c. rediscovering native, sometimes nearly forgotten, languages. d. glorifying myth and the folk community. e. all of the above
During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it
a. described a military plan for the defeat of England b. convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence c. contained a detailed outline for a new form of government d. argued for the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution