The following questions should be answered by Monday, October 1, 2012 12:00a.m. Students, essay questions should be answered in your own words by summarizing, paraphrasing, and/or analyzing content information. You should use the textbook or internet as a resource but not to copy and paste or write in someone else's words. Content information should be accurate and based on informational readings and text. Each question should be answered in paragraph form and state a thesis sentence based on your argument to be explained (Thesis statement should be the 1st or 2nd sentence). Grammatical errors should be reviewed and corrected before submitting your essay questions. Essay questions are worth 80 points (40 points each).
Extension Assignment- Students should comment on at least two of their classmates’ essays by Wednesday, October 3, 2012 12:00a.m. Your comments should be at least 2-3 sentences in length. The comment should be a critical evaluation of the essay and explain whether you agree with the argument or disagree. This assignment will allow students to become peer supporters in this AP US History class and help critic the writings of their classmates. This assignment is worth 20 points (10 points per comment).Your overall grade will come from Mrs. Ladd.
6. In the twodecades before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a profound shift in the way many Americans thought and felt about the British government and their colonial governments. Assess the validity of this statement in view of the political and constitutional debates of these decades.
7. For the period before 1750, analyze the ways in which Britain's policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society as illustrate in the following:
A. Legislative Assemblies
B. Commerce (business)
C. Religion
6)The profound shift in American thought towards the British government was due to the realization of possible economic consequences. Since the beginning, the colonies have depended on Britain for the stability of Trade. The break from the mother country could have left the colonies in a desparate situation. The simple fear of change of economic conditions brought the shift in thought.
ReplyDeleteBritian was to the colonies a mainstay for trade. The colonies desparately needed to export their raw materials. Britian supplied both the buy of raw material sand the transportation of all goods. Under the United States there was no uniform government established to control trading and chaos was feared as a result.
7)Before 1750, the undocumented British policy of salutary neglect greatly impacted the methods through which American colonists regulated their daily lives. Through mercantilist thought processes, Britain created the colonies merely for gain of the mother terrain itself. Therefore, it did not give them any specific attention and allowed them to simply rule itself by personal means—and this idea makes up salutary neglect. The colonies used their own assemblies, such as the House of Burgesses, to govern themselves. Since England provided little to no financial assistance, the economy of the colonies was also self-made. It consisted mainly of agriculture, ship building, trading, industry, and fishing. Assemblies and commerce were definitely affected by salutary neglect,
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Delete#6 The attitude of American colonists shifted from grateful and patriotic to defiant and betrayed. Colonists start to realize that they were being treated unfairly. Great Britain, King George to be exact, repeatedly implemented rules that would have negative consequences on the American settlers.We can see that colonists were outraged by some of the documents that were published arguing that King George was treating them as if they were enslaved. For example in the famous document Common Sense written by Thomas Paine, he complains about the mistreatment of King George and gives reasoning why they should declare independence from Great Britain.
ReplyDelete#7 Salutary neglect greatly effected the drive behind many legislative assemblies. Most of these gathering were put together to discuss the wrong doings of Great Britain. The house of Burgesses was one of those meetings. These council meetings basically built America's government.
ReplyDeleteSalutary neglect also effected commerce, also known as the economy. By America being well equipt with resources to trade they had a thriving economy. Even with America's amazing potential in economic success they suffer a few setbacks due to the Navigational laws implemented by Great Britain.
Salutary neglect weighed heavily on religion allowing religious freedom across America. Quakers were allowed practice their religion without any restricting laws. Also during the Great Awakening Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield revived and converted many people towards Christianity and this was all done with any law restrictions.
6) There was a great shift in the opinions of the Americans toward Great Britain during the two decades before the American Revolutionary War. This started with end of the French and Indian War. Great Britain promised the colonies that if they won the war against the French, the colonies would be given the land from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. This promise was never fulfilled. This was the first in many things that changed the Americans perception of Great Britain. Next came the control of American trade and the "taxation without representation". Great Britain needed money so it decided to take control of the colonies trade in order to pretty much rip them off. Then Great Britain added taxes and acts to make even more money off the colonies and to have more control over them. This causes the colonies to have great disdain for their mother country, Great Britain, Which lead to the American Revolution.
ReplyDelete7) Before 1750, Great Britain had a policy called Salutary Neglect. This was simply an undocumented yet long standing policy in which Great Britain refrains from strictly enforcing the laws and rules that were there to keep the colonies under British rule. This effected the colonies society in three ways. It allowed the colonies to make their own legislative decisions. It also allowed them to make the House of Burgesses and rule themselves as a separate government from Great Britain. The Salutary Neglect policy also allowed the colonies to establish and maintain their own trade inside North America as well as with other countries. Then there was the religious freedom the colonies had obtained. Due to Great Britain's Salutary Neglect policy, the American colonies had the ability to practice whatever religion they pleased with no restrictions or consequences. This also gave the 13 American colonies a taste of what it would be like to be their own country.
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ReplyDeleteIn the earlier decades before the Revolutionary War Americans put up with the British control over their colonies, therefore there was a vast shift in the attitude of Americans against the British government. The taxes on sugar, tea and stamps were the problems that the British control came along with. At this time the Sons of Liberty were ready to take immediate action against the British control. However, majority of the people were not ready to make such a stand. They have depended on Britain for trade. Though, they were fed up with all the taxes and restrictions , they published various pamphlets, newspapers, books, supporting their idea of a independent nation without British controlling everything they do.
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The policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society. It gave the colonies a chance to finally govern themselves and to grow separately from England. The hands off policy greatly increased legislation, commerce, and religion .Legislation was often discussed in various areas throughout the New World. Virginia, the House of Burgesses, acted as a legislative body for the Virginia colony. American economics was commerce and industry, which escaped the strict laws of the English system in free America. In America, tobacco, cotton, and manufacturing began to ascend to the economic throne. Religious times grew immensely with salutary neglect. From the beginning, America was a place to practice religion freely.
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Delete#6In the two decades before the Revolutionary war there was a profound shift on how the colonists thought and felt about British rule. The majority of colonists fully expected a compromise would occur. Even after Lexington and Concord, most colonists simply saw themselves as defending their rights as citizens of the British Empire.They believed in a peaceful settlement.Others believed that if the Crown could tax them without representation, then other rights might be taken away from them. They felt that, sooner or later, all free colonists would be reduced to slaves, particularly after the passage of the Intolerable Acts, and they felt compelled to fight back.
ReplyDelete#7 Before 1750, the undocumented British policy of salutary neglect greatly impacted thThe colonies used their own assemblies, such as the House of Burgesses, to govern themselves. Since England provided little to no financial assistance, the economy of the colonies was also self-made. It consisted mainly of agriculture, ship building, trading, industry, and fishing. Assemblies and commerce were definitely affected by salutary neglect, but because religion itself was the cause of the migration to the new world, it was unaffected by Britain’s indifference. Generally speaking, the “salutary neglect” caused the colonies to stand up on its own feet and govern itself through legislative assemblies like the House of Burgesses, create its own economic basis through agriculture, industry, and trade, and gain a largely diverse format of religious activity. e methods through which American colonists regulated their daily lives.
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Delete#6 The profound shift was when the Colonies relized that the British could take control of the Columbus trade route. The British was one of the ways to exchange items from Aisa to the Americans. The economical changed quickly as the colonist feared it would. The British finaly took control of the trade route. The colonists desperately needed there supply of food to sirvive. Since the British was suppling food and the transportation of the trade items. It was difficult to take back the order of the colony.
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ReplyDeleteThe last colonial war was the French and Indian war.The French battle for colonial domination, After the French and Indian war England was in debt. The thirteen colonies did not see it was fair to tax them.The colonial government was not liking what was going on.The Stamp Act made it hard for the colonies.By the England trying to take so much control over the colonies the American Revolution war broke out.
7.)Before 1750, Great Britain had a policy which was called Salutary Neglect.Salutary Neglect was a policy in which Britain refrain from to enforce some laws to keep under British rule.This policy allowed the thirteen colonies to maintain trade in North America and other countries.England provide little financial,the economy colonies was self made.Britain policy influenced the development of American society.This policy created many legislative assemblies. In 1619,House,House of Burges was Created.American society displayed in colonists legislative,commerce,and religion.
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ReplyDeleteBefore the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War the 13 colonies felt bullied by the British. The colonies tolerated the British because the colonies needed money. For instance, when the different acts such as, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Tea Act came into place the colonies felt abused. After, the French and Indian War, Great Britain was in debt. England needed ways to get money so, they used taxation. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was written to say the only way the colonies would obey England.
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Great Britain policy was a hands off policy.The legislative assemblies at this time were the House of Burgress and Mayflower Compact. The House of Burgress was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. The Mayflower Compact was a set of laws that wanted to be democratic. Many businesses were established during this time. The Navigation Act controlled the ships travel route. The Sugar Act stated less work being put into the molasses. Religion is another example that influenced the development of American society. In the Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield were priest that spread Christianity throughout England and the New World.
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ReplyDeleteThe colonies attitude toward Great Britian change when the Great Britian start asking for to much. Great Britian government was wrong and needy.So,the colonies rebelled against Great Britian. This rebel was civil war known as the American Revolution. After this Revolution, the colonies soon started their own government known as the "Articles of Confederation". Their first goverment was very weak. So they started a new one called, "The Constitution". This government had a strong backbone and took care of what needed to be care of. They kind of build their new government like Great Britian without some details.
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In 1750, the Britain legislative Assemblies were formed out of the same principle of the British House of Commons. The principle of government in the House of Commons was that government should respresent the people. The colonies called for the same instiution in their own colony of course,'the people' only referred to property holders in nearly all colonies. At various times, each colony was permitted to devolped it own assembly which, in theory, was supposed to be subordinated to the executive branch, the Royal colonial governments. The Britian did not interfere with trading of colonies unless you want to include the taxation. The colonies would provide the resources and British would sell them back, good made out of resources.The Britain did not control that in the colonies; they were freedom of religion. However in some colonies, Purtians were treated harshly and sometimes forced people to move to other colonies, such as Pennsylvania or Virginia.
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Delete6)First of all, think of the events that happened in the time period covered in the question, roughly 1755-1775. The big events are the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, etc. If I were answering the question, I would pay particular attention to the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, and the colonial responses to each. You can begin to see a shift in American attitudes, particularly the frustration that many of the colonists had with Britain during the 1760s, because the colonists were generally disappointed with British decisions after the war, especially the act which barred colonial settlers from moving into the newly acquired territory West of the Appalachian Mountains.
ReplyDelete7)When Great Britain didn't maintain the colonial governments, they all set up different Legislative Assemblies where many people were allowed to manifest their opinions freely. Also, when Great Britain was relatively strict while dealing the colonies, the colonies began to break away from the English Monetary System. In the colonies settlers received some religious freedoms that they didn't enjoy back in England.
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Delete6.There was a deceive shift during the two decades before the American Revolutionary War. The Americans felt like they were being treated unfairly.The documents Great Britain King wrote was something the The Americans was not happy with. They started taxing things such as tea,sugar and etc. which didn't make anything much better.
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ReplyDelete#6 In the two decades before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War a profound shift came alone . The Major shift came after the French and Indian War. After the war the British just became very greedy and wanted control over everything. The British were in need of money and were in a lot of debt after that war. So they started to tax the colonies they taxed thing such as molasses, important documents and sugar. The colonies felt it was unfair as they had already contributed much to the war already.
ReplyDeleteQuestion#6 In the two decades before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary war, there was indeed a large shift in the attitude of Americans against the British goverment. In the decades befor the war Americans were tolerant of the British control over their colonies. During this decade there was no unity or any forms of nationalism in the American colonies. As time passed colonist found more and more problems with the control of the British. The stamp act was one, this act added many taxes to items like sugar and tea. There were a very large number of radicals who were completly agaisnt the British. These being the sons of liberty led by Samuel Adams. They were always in action agaist the control of British as they showed it in organizing boycotts agaisnt the British goods throughout the colonies and by such exzample as the Boston Tea party. All these events mentioned, had large effects on shift of American colonies and brought upon The Revolutionary War.
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