Baliban/APUSH
Weekend Questions
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1. Explain how specific British economic policies ignited American Colonial sentiments against the British.
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Students must point out SPECIFIC acts
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Townshend—paper, paint, glass, tea
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Quebec—limits colonial settlement in Quebec
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Stamp—direct tax, requires stamps to be placed on a number of goods and legal documents
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Declaratory—asserts the power of Britain to tax colonists at will
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Mercantilism benefited the mother country at the expense of the colony
2. What challenges did Americans face in fighting against the British?
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They’re not a politically united power
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Limited resources
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Poorly trained army, largely an amateur militia with limited skills
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Small forces compared to Britain
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Weaponry usually not as modern as Britain—supplied by themselves or perhaps their French counterparts
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Financially the colonies are weak compared to a superpower like Britain