September 29, 2004

                                                                                                                                 
                                           GH3 - Exam Review
                                           American Revolution

1. Why did the 13 English colonies revolt against England's rule of them?

2. How did Parliament apply mercantilist policies colonial trade?

3. What was the reaction of the American colonists to the Navigation Acts?

4. What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?

5. How did Pontiac's War affect relations between Britain and the American colonies?

6. What steps did Grenville take to improve Britain's financial situation?

7. What were the Townshend Acts?  Why did the colonists object to them?

8. What were the Intolerable Acts?

9. What caused the outbreak of fighting in Massachusetts in 1775?

10. What convinced Americans that independence was the best solution to their problems with Britain?

11. What were the main points of the Declaration of Independence?

12. What problems id the American patriots face at the beginning of the revolution?

13. What advantages did the Americans have over the British?

14. Why was the Battle of Saratoga a "turning point" in the Revolutionary War?

15. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

16. What plan of government was set up by the Second Continental Congress?

17. What problems did the new nation face during the 1780's?

18. What kind of government was created by the Constitution?

19. Why did the anti-federalists oppose the Constitution?

20. How were these fears put to rest?