Question

chapter 8: parliament stumbles again

• reading summary: even after repealing the stamp act, parliament passed new taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea. colonists resisted again. britain sent soldiers to keep control, but tensions rose.
• questions:

1. what new taxes did parliament pass after repealing the stamp act?
2. how did colonists respond to these taxes?
3. do you think parliament understood the colonists feelings? why or why not?

chapter 9: a change in thinking

• reading summary: leaders like patrick henry and pamphlets like common sense encouraged colonists to think differently. they began to see themselves as americans, not just british subjects. ideas of freedom and independence spread.
• questions:

1. what role did newspapers and pamphlets play in shaping colonists opinions?
2. who was patrick henry, and why was he important?
3. what does the word rebellion mean? use it in your own sentence.

Explanation:

1. The reading summary for Chapter 8 indicates that after repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed new taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea.
2. The colonists resisted the new taxes as stated in the summary for Chapter 8.
3. Parliament likely did not understand the colonists' feelings as they continued to impose new taxes despite previous resistance. For Chapter 9, newspapers and pamphlets spread ideas of freedom and independence, encouraging colonists to think differently. Patrick Henry was a leader who also contributed to this change in thinking among colonists. Rebellion means an act of resistance against an established authority, for example: The growing dissatisfaction led to a rebellion against the government.

Answer:

1. Taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea.
2. They resisted.
3. No, because they continued to impose new taxes despite resistance.

Chapter 9 - Question 1: They spread ideas of freedom and independence, encouraging colonists to think differently.
Chapter 9 - Question 2: Patrick Henry was a leader who encouraged colonists to think differently about their identity, moving from seeing themselves just as British subjects to Americans, and was important in spreading ideas of freedom and independence.
Chapter 9 - Question 3: Rebellion means an act of resistance against an established authority. Example sentence: The growing dissatisfaction led to a rebellion against the government.