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What major event first led the British government to seek ways to make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?
the Seven Years’ War
Virtual representation was the idea:
that each member of Britain’s House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district.
The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because:
it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies.
The Townshend duties did all of the following EXCEPT:
reaffirm Boston’s decision to abide by the Quartering Act.
The expulsion of the journalist John Wilkes from his seat in Parliament:
symbolized the threat to liberty for many in both Britain and America.
What were the Suffolk Resolves?
a set of resolutions made in 1774, urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war
Most of the text of the Declaration of Independence:
consists of a list of grievances against King George III.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense:
argued that America would become the home of freedom and “an asylum for mankind.”
The main point of The American Crisis was:
to inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses.
A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:
France’s becoming an ally to the United States.
American leaders viewed the British empire as an association of equals.
True
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was written specifically for the educated elite.
False
John Wilkes was expelled from his seat in Parliament for his scandalous writings about the king; this caused many colonists to rally to his side with the call “Wilkes and Liberty.”
True
The First Continental Congress raised an army and appointed George Washington as its commander.
False
Americans did not gain much more than independence from the Treaty of Paris.
False