The American Revolution and Nationalism Unit 2

Question 1

What is a revolution?

Answer 1

A complete change in the way things are done.
In political terms it is the overthrow of a governemnt by the polpe it governs
They are alomst always violent as the ruling class rarely wishes to give up privileges

Question 2

What are some factors that lead to the american revolution?

Answer 2

1. Geographucal considerations
2. Colonial Mindest
3. French and India War
4. New Taxes
5. Intolerable Acts

Question 3

What were the geographic considerations that contributed to the american revolution?

Answer 3

The distance of the colonies from great britian created an independence that was hard to overcome.

Question 4

How did the colonial Mindset contribute to the american revolution?

Answer 4

Those willing to colonize the new world generally had a strong independent strak desiring new opportunities and more freedom.

Question 5

How did the French India war contribute to the american revolution?

Answer 5

This war between Britian and France ended with the victorious British deeply in debt and demanding more revenue from the colonies.

Question 6

How did more taxes contribute to the american revolution?

Answer 6

New taxes were placed on a vareity of items to generate more revenue. This revenue was to help cover cost of running colonies.

Question 7

What were the intolerable acts?

Answer 7

a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.