Tuesday, May 11th

Please read pages 159-164 in your history book. Here are the questions:

Tighter Control and Early Colonial Protests

 

Reading pages 159-164 will help you answer these important questions.

  

• One of the Founding Fathers, John Adams (future 2nd President of the U.S.) once listened to a man named James Otis speak for five hours about the use of search warrants by the British. After listening to Otis, Adams wrote, “Then and there, in the old council chamber, the child Independence was born.” What did he mean by this?
• The British disagree with colonial leaders about taxation policies in the American provinces. Why did British Finance Minister, George Grenville, say the Americans were wrong to protest the Sugar Act?
• The Stamp Act congress represented the first time the colonies considered acting together to protest. What were some the items accomplished by the Congress?
• Who in the world were the “Sons of Liberty”? and What did they do?
• Did anyone in Parliament speak out in SUPPORT of the colonies? If so, what was said?
• What role did women play in the early protest movement against British policies in America?
• How did the boycott of British goods hurt American women? Huh?