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The Enduring Vision,
Fifth Edition
Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Carleton College
et al.
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Chapter 5:
Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776
- Explain why the colonists objected to writs of assistance and vice-admiralty courts.
- Explain what the British meant by virtual representation and why the American
colonists rejected the concept.
- Why did the British pass the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts? What did the colonists think the laws showed about British
intentions?
- Where and when did the First Continental Congress meet? What actions did
it take?
- Why did General Gage send British troops to Lexington and Concord in 1775, and what happened
as a result?
- Why did the Second Continental Congress reverse itself on the question of
independence between 1775 and 1776?
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