Civics 2.2 Graded A+

Civics 2.2 Graded A+ 1. **England's Contributions to the Colonies by the Mid-1700s:** - By the mid-1700s, England provided manufactured goods to the colonies in exchange for raw materials. 2. **Colonial Legislature's Control over Royal Governors:** - Colonial legislatures could exercise control over their royal governors by controlling their salaries or funding, which gave them leverage to influence gubernatorial decisions and policies. 3. **Reasons for King George III Changing Colonial Rule and Colonists' Objections:** - King George III changed how England ruled the colonies to raise money for British troops in North America, leading to taxation without colonial representation in Parliament. The colonists objected because they believed in the principle of no taxation without representation, feeling they lacked a voice in decisions affecting them. 4. **Historical Unions and Their Significance:** - Various forms of cooperation like the New England Confederation, Albany meeting, Stamp Act Congress, and Committees of Correspondence helped the colonists coordinate their efforts, share information, and unify their resistance against British policies, which proved crucial after declaring independence. 5. **Preferred Taxation by the Colonists:** - The colonists objected to taxation without representation and would have supported fair taxation that included their representation in decision-making processes, ensuring their voices were heard. 6. **Intolerable Acts and Colonial Response:** - The Intolerable Acts, including the closure of Boston Harbor and restriction of town meetings in Massachusetts, were viewed by colonists as oppressive measures aimed at stifling dissent. They convened a meeting to discuss a unified response to these decrees, which they perceived as unjust and aimed at limiting their autonomy and economic livelihood. They cared because the Intolerable acts took away self-government and their historic rights. this started an outrage on the 13 colonies because massachusetts was unable to self-govern themselves. the colonies traded through Boston and they could have done business with them. if they could do it in massachusetts and boston they could shut down any harbor in any of the colonies Two of the "Intolerable Acts" affected Massachusetts only. Why did other colonies care about what happened there? they wanted to state the colonist concerns and asked the king to correct their problems. they were hoping that they could avoid war and focus on the compromises. the main part is that not everyone wanted to go to war. Why did the First Continental Congress send a Declaration of Rights to King George III instead of declaring war against England? they wanted to be seperated from others so they could further benefited their own society. this had an effective action against britain because they were no longer involved and they could actas they wanted. committees were formed to encourage people to withstand the hardship of doing without tea, cloth, and other goods that they wanted. Why did the First Continental Congress encourage a boycott? How would a boycott be an effective action against Britain? Why did Congress need local committees to enforce it? they created taxes and made alliances with others. this allowed for each state to have one vote, and it had executive functions which could be handled by committees of delegates. created an army and a navy, and fought a war. List five responsibilities of the Second Continental Congress as the acting government of the colonies. 1st: it had both legislative and executive powers. included the Tolerable Acts (to punish America) and then the delegates set a Declaration of Rights. They wanted to maintain peace and go back to consolidation with England.