A SELECTION OF PAST AP U.S. FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS: Part 1: Colonial Period to Civil War Colonial Times 1607 -1775 1. From 1600 -1763‚ several European nations vied for control of the North American continent. Why did England win the struggle? (73) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. In the two decades before the
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However the colonists were unhappy with the outcome of the war and disagreed with the proclamation of 1763. “Colonists believed that they had the right to the land and many ignored the proclamation.” (Economic factors leading to the American Revolution‚ paragraph 2). This made the colonists angry because they believed that the Indians were Savages and did not deserve the land. Also‚ because
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This resulted in the establishment of a new political and judicial system in New France. Unfortunately‚ this approach carried imperialistic intentions and many policies incorporated in the Royal Proclamation displayed an attempt to assimilate the French culture. This resulted in discontent among citizens that led to the institution of the Quebec Act. The Quebec act imparted various rights for the conquered French people; it guaranteed the right to
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There are many factors that led the colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain. The colonists didn’t believe in any form of taxation. The Navigation Act‚ an act that required goods from non-English colonies to pass to America before being transported to America. The French and Indian War‚ a war between the French and their Indians allies and the British and their Indian allies. This war left Great Britain in a tremendous amount of war debt‚ in effect they made more taxes. The Stamp
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In 1754‚ a war between Britain and France with their Indian allies broke out in North America that came to be known as The French and Indian War. The war ended in 1763 with the Treaty with Paris where Britain acquired Spanish Florida and all remaining French North American land (Document A). Throughout the war and for some time after‚ the actions of the American Colonies’ Mother Country caused many colonists to feel some resentment towards them. The French and Indian War created tension between Great
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themselves American. As stated in Letters from an American Farmer‚ “Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men‚ whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world…” [Doc. H] In addition‚ because of the Proclamation of 1763‚ colonists began to resent the British more fully‚ and as a result‚ resorted to seeing themselves as more independent and distinct. Anyone who lived in and supported America considered themselves as Americans despite their original nationality
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and they all could have been avoided. The Navigation Acts of 1660 happened‚ the French and Indian War‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763 May 1st‚ The Sugar Act‚ The Stamp Act‚ Declaratory Act‚ The Boston Massacre‚ The Boston Tea Party‚ Intolerable Acts‚ and The Townshend Act.Paragraph 2 Body (The Navigation Act)The Navigation Act included the british with 3 requirements. Between 1650 and 1696 the british parliament passed a series of Navigation Acts limiting colonial trade by using
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imperial competition was due to Great Britain winning this war. It was seen as French and Indian war because French and Great Britain were always in competition for territory in North America. Great Britain challenged the French for territory. The 1763 Treaty of Paris gave Britain full control of American Colonies. The colonists were angered about losing control of their affairs. The colonists wanted to start an American revolution which eventually led to one. The colonial response to British Actions
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When: 1763-1775 Who: British and the Colonist What: America leaving its Mother country. The fight between colonist and England. Where: 13 colonies Why: The colonies wanted to be free from the grip of the British and the taxing. So What: Made America the independent country that we live in today. How: Colonist had enough of the British and got their guns and fought the British to the death at concord England vs. America
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Revolts o No fixed religion o Charter o Virginia Company – more government control • Comparisons: o Triangle trade o o o o Mercantilism Indentures servants Headright system – work for land Navigation Acts – 1651 Between 1607 and 1763‚ Americans gained control of their political and economic institutions. To what extent and in what ways do you agree or disagree with this statement? (1971) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Solitary Neglect Navigation
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