American Revolution and Northern Colonists
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The Significance of 1763 as a Turning Point * ------------------------------------------------- * -------------------------------------------------
From your readings and class notes answer the following questions: * -------------------------------------------------
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1. “The Americans have made a discovery, or think they have made a discovery, that we mean to oppress them; we have a made a discovery, or think we have made a discovery, that they intend to rise up in rebellion against us. We know not how to advance; they know not how to retreat.” Edmund Burke * -------------------------------------------------
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a. What kind of “advance” or adjustment might the British have made to halt the escalation of the colonial rebellion? * ------------------------------------------------- The type of advance that the British might be referring to is a military action in which the redcoats are sent into the colonies to establish order and control. Parliament used the military very often to maintain control and to enforce their policies. * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * -------------------------------------------------
b. What kind of retreat would the colonists have had to make to be acceptable to Britain? * ------------------------------------------------- The “retreat” that the colonists would need to make would be for the
APUSH
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The Significance of 1763 as a Turning Point * ------------------------------------------------- * -------------------------------------------------
From your readings and class notes answer the following questions: * -------------------------------------------------
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1. “The Americans have made a discovery, or think they have made a discovery, that we mean to oppress them; we have a made a discovery, or think we have made a discovery, that they intend to rise up in rebellion against us. We know not how to advance; they know not how to retreat.” Edmund Burke * -------------------------------------------------
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a. What kind of “advance” or adjustment might the British have made to halt the escalation of the colonial rebellion? * ------------------------------------------------- The type of advance that the British might be referring to is a military action in which the redcoats are sent into the colonies to establish order and control. Parliament used the military very often to maintain control and to enforce their policies. * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * -------------------------------------------------
b. What kind of retreat would the colonists have had to make to be acceptable to Britain? * ------------------------------------------------- The “retreat” that the colonists would need to make would be for the