Answer to Question 1
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the colonies were relatively independent from Great Britain.
2. Discuss the series of taxes levied against the colonies by the British crown.
3. Recognize that taxation without representation in Parliament was deeply offensive to the colonists.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Detail the problems under the Articles of Confederation, including the inability of the national government to levy taxes or to fund Revolutionary War debt, monetary problems, and problems with interstate commerce.
2. Discuss the role of Shays's Rebellion.
3. Recognize that the original purpose of the Convention was to strengthen the Articles of Confederation.
This engraving by William Russell Birch shows Congress Hall (left), which was occupied by Congress f
A medical assistant listening to the patient and physician discuss the patient's care.
Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Decolonization and Independence
For the circuit in Figure 1, assume ideal diodes. The peak inverse voltage is approximately