Question

1. part b: which detail best supports the answer to part a?

a. \in may 1774, in retaliation for the boston tea party, parliament closed the port of boston and virtually abolished provincial self - government in massachusetts.\ (paragraph 6)
b. \the first declared that the american colonists were entitled to the same rights as englishmen everywhere and denounced any infringement of those rights.\ (paragraph 8)
c. in a sense the continental congress acted with restraint, for while it was in session the situation in massachusetts verged on war.\ (paragraph 9)
d. \during the winter of 1774 - 75, while parliament mulled over conciliatory measures, colonial militia units prepared for war.\ (paragraph 9)

1. part a: what does the use of the word \extralegally\ in paragraph 5 indicate about colonial activities in the period before the american revolution?

a. colonists first attempted to voice their complaints through legitimate political means.
b. colonists wanted to gain european support for their independence from england.
c. colonists were able to gain unanimous support for their demands to the english monarchy.
d. colonists acted in ways to hide their actions from the british.

1. part b: which statement is evidence of the behavior identified in part a?

a. settlers were disgruntled with limitations on the frontier. (paragraph 4)
b. the massachusetts lower house secretly invited all 13 colonies to attend a convention. (paragraph 6)
c. colonists disagreed on the validity of english taxes and laws. (paragraph 7)
d. violators of the embargo were punished and ridiculed. (paragraph 8)

1. part a: according to the author of this article, what resulted from the meeting of the first continental congress?

a. a focus on using economic power to force the british government to treat colonists as if they were english citizens living in great britain
b. the belief that the colonies benefited from their ties with great britain and therefore would have to accept their limited political rights
c. a decision that colonists next step should be to dissolve their local governments and demand colonial representation in the parliament of great britain
d. an acknowledgement that political and financial remedies had been exhausted and that the next step would have to be military action

1. part b: which two pieces of evidence best support the answer to part a?

a. \believed parliament should continue to regulate commerce.\ (paragraph 7)
b. \most suggested legislative autonomy\ (paragraph 7)
c.
eluctant to sever ties of blood, language, trade, and cultural heritage, none yet openly entertained the idea of complete independence\ (paragraph 7)
d. \the continental association, provided for an embargo on all trade with britain.\ (paragraph 8)
e. \at the behest of congress counties, cities, and towns formed councils, or committees, of safety\ (paragraph 8)
f. \the continental congress acted with restraint, for while it was in session the situation in massachusetts verged on war.\ (paragraph 9)

1. part a: according to the article, why did the british fear local colonial governments in the buildup to the revolutionary war?

a. colonial governments actively resisted the british policies.
b. colonial governments allied themselves with britains enemies on the western frontier.
c. colonial governments threatened british self - government.
d. colonial governments seized british military supplies.

Explanation:

1. PART A: "Extralegally" means outside the law. It implies colonists first tried legitimate means before acting outside the law. So A is correct.
2. PART B: The Massachusetts lower - house secretly inviting all 13 colonies is an example of acting in an extralegal way (secretly), so B is evidence for 3. PART A.
3. PART A: The First Continental Congress focused on using economic power to force the British government to treat colonists as English citizens, so A is correct.
4. PART B: The embargo on all trade with Britain (D) and the formation of safety councils (E) support the idea of using economic power as in 5. PART A.
5. PART A: Colonial governments actively resisted British policies, which made the British fear local colonial governments in the buildup to the Revolutionary War, so A is correct.

Answer:

1. PART A: A. Colonists first attempted to voice their complaints through legitimate political means.
2. PART B: B. The Massachusetts lower house secretly invited all 13 colonies to attend a convention.
3. PART A: A. a focus on using economic power to force the British government to treat colonists as if they were English citizens living in Great Britain
4. PART B: D. "the Continental Association, provided for an embargo on all trade with Britain."; E. "at the behest of Congress counties, cities, and towns formed councils, or committees, of safety"
5. PART A: A. Colonial governments actively resisted the British policies.