AMSCO APUSH PERIOD 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Patrick Henry. ANSWER -Young Virginian lawyer who coined the phrase "No taxation
without representation" in his speech to the House of Burgesses. (p. 73)
Stamp Act Congress. ANSWER -Representatives from nine colonies met in New York in
1765 and decided that only their own elected representatives had the power to approve
taxes. (p. 73)
Sons and Daughters of Liberty. ANSWER -Secret society organized to intimidated tax
agents. Sometimes they destroyed revenue stamps and tarred and feathered tax collectors.
(p. 73)
John Dickinson; Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. ANSWER -In 1767 and 1768, he
argued that the idea of no taxation without representation, was an essential principle of
English law. (p. 74)
Samuel Adams. ANSWER -In 1768, he was one of the authors of the the Massachusetts
Circular Letter which urged colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
(p. 74)
James Otis. ANSWER -In 1768, he was one of the authors of the the Massachusetts
Circular Letter which urged colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
(p. 74)
Massachusetts Circular Letter. ANSWER -In 1768, this document was distributed to
every colonial legislature. It urged the colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the
Townshend Acts. (p. 74)
Committees of Correspondence. ANSWER -Initiated by Samuel Adams in 1772, these
letters spread news of suspicious or threatening acts by the British throughout the colonies.
(p. 74)
Intolerable Acts. ANSWER -Colonist name for the Coercive Acts of 1774, a series of acts
created to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. (p. 75)
, George III. ANSWER -In the 1760s, he was the King of England. (p. 71)
Whigs. ANSWER -In the 1760s, this was the dominant political party in Parliament that
wanted the American colonies to bear more of the cost of maintaining the British empire. (p.
71)
Parliament. ANSWER -The legislative house of Great Britain. (p. 71)
salutary neglect. ANSWER -Great Britain had exercised little direct control over the
colonies and did not enforce its navigation laws. This changed after the French and Indian
War, as the British adopted more forceful policies for taking control of the colonies. (p. 71)
Lord Frederick North. ANSWER -New prime minister of Britain who convinced
Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts in 1770. (p. 74)
Pontiac's Rebellion. ANSWER -In 1763, American Indian chief Pontiac led a major attack
against the colonial settlements on the western frontier. The British did not rely on colonial
forces, but instead sent their army to deal with the rebellion. This led to the creation of the
Proclamation of 1763. (p. 72)
Proclamation Act of 1763. ANSWER -This proclamation prohibited colonists from
settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British hoped it would prevent violence
between Native Americans and colonists. The colonists were angry and disobeyed the law,
moving to the west of the imaginary boundary in large numbers. (p. 72)
Seven Years' War (French and Indian War). ANSWER -War fought in the colonies from
1754 to 1763 between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio River Valley
area. The English won the war and the Peace of Paris was negotiated in 1763. (p. 70)
Albany Plan of Union. ANSWER -The British government called for representatives from
several colonies to meet in Albany, New York in 1754, to provide for an inter-colonial
government to recruit troops and collect taxes. Each colony was too jealous of its own
taxation powers to accept the plan. (p. 70)
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |VERIFIED &
ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
ARTS $ HISTORY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Patrick Henry. ANSWER -Young Virginian lawyer who coined the phrase "No taxation
without representation" in his speech to the House of Burgesses. (p. 73)
Stamp Act Congress. ANSWER -Representatives from nine colonies met in New York in
1765 and decided that only their own elected representatives had the power to approve
taxes. (p. 73)
Sons and Daughters of Liberty. ANSWER -Secret society organized to intimidated tax
agents. Sometimes they destroyed revenue stamps and tarred and feathered tax collectors.
(p. 73)
John Dickinson; Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. ANSWER -In 1767 and 1768, he
argued that the idea of no taxation without representation, was an essential principle of
English law. (p. 74)
Samuel Adams. ANSWER -In 1768, he was one of the authors of the the Massachusetts
Circular Letter which urged colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
(p. 74)
James Otis. ANSWER -In 1768, he was one of the authors of the the Massachusetts
Circular Letter which urged colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
(p. 74)
Massachusetts Circular Letter. ANSWER -In 1768, this document was distributed to
every colonial legislature. It urged the colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the
Townshend Acts. (p. 74)
Committees of Correspondence. ANSWER -Initiated by Samuel Adams in 1772, these
letters spread news of suspicious or threatening acts by the British throughout the colonies.
(p. 74)
Intolerable Acts. ANSWER -Colonist name for the Coercive Acts of 1774, a series of acts
created to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. (p. 75)
, George III. ANSWER -In the 1760s, he was the King of England. (p. 71)
Whigs. ANSWER -In the 1760s, this was the dominant political party in Parliament that
wanted the American colonies to bear more of the cost of maintaining the British empire. (p.
71)
Parliament. ANSWER -The legislative house of Great Britain. (p. 71)
salutary neglect. ANSWER -Great Britain had exercised little direct control over the
colonies and did not enforce its navigation laws. This changed after the French and Indian
War, as the British adopted more forceful policies for taking control of the colonies. (p. 71)
Lord Frederick North. ANSWER -New prime minister of Britain who convinced
Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts in 1770. (p. 74)
Pontiac's Rebellion. ANSWER -In 1763, American Indian chief Pontiac led a major attack
against the colonial settlements on the western frontier. The British did not rely on colonial
forces, but instead sent their army to deal with the rebellion. This led to the creation of the
Proclamation of 1763. (p. 72)
Proclamation Act of 1763. ANSWER -This proclamation prohibited colonists from
settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British hoped it would prevent violence
between Native Americans and colonists. The colonists were angry and disobeyed the law,
moving to the west of the imaginary boundary in large numbers. (p. 72)
Seven Years' War (French and Indian War). ANSWER -War fought in the colonies from
1754 to 1763 between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio River Valley
area. The English won the war and the Peace of Paris was negotiated in 1763. (p. 70)
Albany Plan of Union. ANSWER -The British government called for representatives from
several colonies to meet in Albany, New York in 1754, to provide for an inter-colonial
government to recruit troops and collect taxes. Each colony was too jealous of its own
taxation powers to accept the plan. (p. 70)
