Explain the causes of the rise of tensions between the American colonists and the British government in the period 1754-1776.
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Document 1 That this kingdom has the sovereign, the supreme legislative power over America, is granted. It cannot be denied; and taxation is a part of that sovereign power. It is one branch of the legislation. . . . Protection and obedience are reciprocal. Great Britain protects America, America is bound to yield [give] obedience. If not, tell me when the Americans were emancipated? When they want the protection of this kingdom, they are always ready to ask it. That protection has always been afforded them in the most full and ample manner. The nation has run itself into an immense debt to give them this protection; and now they are called upon to contribute a small share to the public expense. —George Grenville, Member of Parliament (January 14, 1766) 1a. According to Greenville, why does Great Britain have a large debt? Who should help pay that debt? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 1b.Why does Parliament have the power to impose taxes on British colonies, according to Grenville? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Document 2 IMPORTS FROM BRITAIN, 1764–1776 2a.When was the greatest decline of imports from Great Britain to the colonies? Why? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Document 3 If I was in any doubt, as to the right which the Parliament of Great Britain had to tax us without our consent, I should most heartily coincide with you in opinion, that to petition, and petition only, is the proper method to apply for relief; because we should then be asking a favor, and not claiming a right, which, by the law of nature and our constitution, we are, in my opinion, indubitably entitled to. I should even think it criminal to go farther than this, under such an idea; but none such I have. I think the Parliament of Great Britain hath no more right to put their hands into my pockets, without my consent, than I have to put my hands into yours for money; and this being already urged to them in a firm, but decent manner, by all the colonies, what reason is there to expect any thing from their justice? —George Washington, letter to Bryan Fairfax (July 20, 1774) 3a.Why does Washington believe that just asking the British government to reduce taxes is the wrong course of action? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3b. According to Washington, what is necessary for Parliament to pass taxes on the colonists? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Document 4 On March 5, 1770, a crowd of Boston boys and men surrounded a number of British soldiers and began taunting and cursing them while they pelted them with snowballs. Order quickly broke down, and the frightened soldiers fired into the crowd. When the shooting ended, several people were dead and more were wounded. This engraving by Paul Revere, a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty, was sent throughout the Colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti‐British feelings. 4a) How does the engraving tell a different story from the above description of the Boston Massacre? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4b) Where do you suppose the term "massacre" came from that describes this event? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Document 5 5a) According to the above document about The Quartering Act, what were the colonists required to provide to the soldiers? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Document 6 6a) What items were taxed under the Stamp Act? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 6b) What actions did the colonists take in response to the Stamp Act? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Document 7 7a) What is the name of the dark line shown on this map? Who created the line? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 7b) The Dark Line shown on this map separated what two groups of people? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 7c) What was the purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Document 8 8a) Why did the colonists feel it was appropriate and necessary to boycott British Tea ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 8b) Which group led this protest? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Stevenson DBQ Rubric Contextualization (key terms) (3 points) Thesis (3 points) Supporting paragraph 1 · Relate to thesis and specifically about one bucket topic (3 Point) · Contain 2-3 documents supporting your thesis ( 3 Points) Supporting paragraph 2 · Relate to thesis and specifically about one bucket topic (3 Point) · Contain 2-3 documents supporting your thesis ( 3 Points) Supporting paragraph 3 · Relate to thesis and specifically about one bucket topic (3 Point) · Contain 2-3 documents supporting your thesis ( 3 Points) · Conclusion (1 point) Teacher/Student Point (5 Point) · Grammar Effort Citations- (if no citations, students will receive a zero) Notes: /35