america essay plans

Question 1

what would your points be for:
How far do you agree that the cause of the American Revolution was the introduction of the Tea Act in 1773? // How far do you agree that the primary cause of the American War of Independence was the ideological difference between the American and British points of view over taxation?

Answer 1

1. taxation
2. British response
3. military action

Question 2

what would your points be for:
How accurate is it to say that it was French intervention in the war of American Independence that determined the British defeat by 1783? // ‘The British loss in the American War of Independence is primarily attributable to their own weaknesses and tactical blunders’. To what extent do you agree with this comment about the reasons for Britain’s defeat by 1783? // How far do you agree that the lack of effective British military leadership, in the years 1776–83, was the primary cause of the loss of the American colonies?

Answer 2

1. British military failings
2. foreign intervention
3. American strengths