American Revolution DBQ

1. American Revolution DBQ Historical Context: Between the French & Indian War and the American Revolution many colonists became increasingly dissatisfied with British Colonial rule. Frustration with British policies eventually led to actions of protest and a Declaration of Independence in July, 1776. Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of US History, answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Your answers to the questions will help you write the Part B essay, in which you will be asked to… • Discuss the economic, social, or political effects of British policies on the • American Colonists 1754-1776 • Evaluate the overall unity of the American Colonists in their revolt against • British Colonial Rule 1754-1776

2. Doc. 1 1754 Albany Congress Cartoon by Benjamin Franklin • What was the purpose of this French and Indian War era cartoon? • ______________________________________________________________ • _______________________________________________________________

3. Doc. 2 • Proclamation Line • Prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains in the immediate aftermath of the French and Indian War. • What was one effect of the 1763 Proclamation Line on the British Colonies? • _____________________________________________________________ • _____________________________________________________________ • _____________________________________________________________

4. Doc. 3 Triangular Trade Map showing Mercantile trade routes in the 1700s • 3. What was the purpose of mercantile trade routes according to this map? • ________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________________

5. Doc. 4a 1770 Boston Massacre engraving by Paul Revere Doc. 4b 1773 Boston Tea Party illustration 4. What do these documents indicate about British colonialism in Boston in the 1770s? _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

6. Doc. 5 • What do the American Colonial responses to British Government actions • indicate about American unity prior to the 1776 Declaration of Independence? • _________________________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________________

7. Doc. 6 ..I challenge the warmest advocate (supporter) for reconciliation, to shew (show), a single advantage that this continent can reap (gain), by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived (acquired). Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will… - Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 • What was one economic argument Thomas Paine was giving for • promoting American Independence from British Colonial rule? • _________________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________

8. Doc. 7a …Men being, as has been said, by Nature, all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of his Estate, and be subjected to the Political Power of another, without his own Consent. -John Locke Second Treatise of Government 1690 Doc .7b …We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienble Rights… …to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the Consent of the Governed … Declaration of Independence 1776 7. Based on these two documents, what is one basic belief about a good government and its relationship to the people being governed? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

9. Doc. 8 “…They call me a brainless Tory; but tell me my good young friend, which is better, to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away, or by three thousand tyrants, not one mile away? I tell you my young boy, there was just as much humbug in politics seventy years ago as there is today. “ -Mather Byles …The Noted Boston Tory Preacher • What is one objection to the American Rebellion based on the words • of this Tory Loyalist in the 1770’s ? • _______________________________________________________ • _______________________________________________________ • _______________________________________________________ • _______________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________________

10. Doc. 9b Doc. 9a Boston Tax Collector 1774 Being tarred and feathered by Rebel Colonists -by Phillip Daw “…The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people. “–Joseph Brant 1770’s Mohawk War Chief • Based on information in these two documents, how were people in • America who were loyal to the British government sometimes treated? • ________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________ • ________________________________________________________________