American History Homework Two Answers - Student Nineteen

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1\. What do you think were the three most important causes of the American Revolution? 1)The British burdens hurt all of the colonists in their specific trades and walks of life. 2)Taxes hit at a bad time- right during the post-war depression. 3)Nearly one third of the colonists were not even English.

Excellent.

2\. Who used the phrase "taxation without representation," and why? Patrick Henry created this phrase that described what England was doing to the colonists so perfectly. He used this phrase because the English were taxing the colonies to pay the debt that the English were in. Also, the colonists were not benefiting in any way from the taxes.

Close, but not entirely correct. (Minus 1). See model answers.

3\. What was the Boston Tea Party? It was when the Son’s of Liberty protested the British tea taxation by throwing the tea into the bay. This was a very important event in the pre-war time.

Good, but explain a bit more. (Minus 1). See model answers.

4\. Do you blame anyone for the Salem Witch Trials? Explain. I believe that the doctor is at fault. His absent-minded suggestion that the girls were possessed by the devil started the Salem witch trials. Many people were shunned by society and sometimes, even killed for being accused of witch craft.

Excellent!

5\. True or false: colonies having more religious freedom had less conflict with the King. Explain your answer. False. If you look at the only three colonies that never became royal colonies you find that this statement could not be true. Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania all had complete religious freedom. They had more of a reason to fight for than any of the other colonies. It is amazing what people can accomplish when they are determined to succeed.

Conclusion is good, but the answer fails to realize that becoming a royal colony was often due to failure or conflict with the King, not the absence of conflict. (Minus 1). Pennsylvania thrived with religious freedom.

6\. Briefly discuss (in a few sentences) any of the debate or discussion topics from the lecture, or mysteries (see H3 below for the link). Debate: Should England have been able to impose direct taxes on the colonies? No. England may have founded the colonies but England did not have the right to impose direct taxes. The people in the colonies had to work hard to simply survive, and they certainly did not have extra money to give to the English. England was not supporting them in any way, so why should they support England in any way? This also further proves Patrick Henry’s statement about taxation without representation. The colonies had no say about where their money went once the British took through taxation.

Superb.

7\. Explain the meaning of the political cartoon on the right. As with all cartoons, pay particular attention to all of its details. Provide a rough estimate for its date. It represents that the colonies could never defeat the powerful British Empire without uniting. The way that the states are arranged in geographical order seems to represent how together they could accomplish amazing things. It was probably drawn in the beginning of the 1700s.The words across the front, “Join, or Die” tell the story of this time. They scream the emotions that the political unrest was causing.

Good in explaining geographic order, but wrong about time period. (Minus 1).

Good work. 66/70.--Aschlafly 11:37, 28 September 2008 (EDT)