American History Homework Two Answers - Student Six

IsaacZ

1. The most important causes of the revolution were that England was taxing the colonies without representation, the Boston Massacre also helped start the war, and that The Americans thought that they were taken advantage of by England.

Good.

2. Jonathan Mayhew did and it means that a county or state is being taxed without their consent or that they have a man in the government.

Good, expand on "consent" a bit

3. The Boston Tea Party was when the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians boarded an English ship which was full of tea and dumped the tea overboard.They did this to show Defiance to the king in showing that they would not pay taxes.

Excellent!

4. I do not Blame anyone for the Salem Witch trials because those people back then were very superstitious and believed anything about witches and other such things.

OK.

5. True because the people in that state felt more free than people in other states.

Give an example to support your conclusion (e.g., Pennsylvania). (Minus 1).

6. I think the colonists did not have a right to be taxed because they had no Representative in the English Government and had no vote.

Good.

7. This cartoon symbolizes the colonies each pieces of the snake has the initials of a colony it shows that only together can the colonies stand.

Good, but also answer the question about the approximate date of the cartoon. (Minus 1).

Great effort: 68/70.--Aschlafly 18:15, 24 September 2008 (EDT)