What measures did George Grenville take in an effort to impose ...

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Question 1

__________ led the Green Mountain Boys and captured Fort Ticonderoga.
 
  A) Ethan Allen
  B) Benedict Arnold
  C) George Washington
  D) Richard Montgomery

Question 2

Who were the Regulators and what did they want?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

What did British political thinkers mean by balanced government? Why did the Real Whigs believe that Britains balanced government was in danger?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

What measures did George Grenville take in an effort to impose order on Britains American colonies?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  In North Carolina, migrants seeking fertile land flowed in from Virginia and Pennsylvania.
  


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  When they arrived in the Piedmont, they found an entrenched local elite with ties to powerful planters and merchants on the coast.
  


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  As backcountry settlers grew in numbers, they protested against their inadequate representation in North Carolinas assembly.
  


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  They began organizing into local groups to better regulate their own affairs, and they soon became known as Regulators.
  


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  They protested against regressive taxes and the corrupt practices of the ruling elite.
  

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  A balanced government was one in which each of the nations most important groups had an equal say in government.
  


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  In the British case, this meant balancing the power of the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people.
  


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  Real Whigs claimed that Britains balanced government was less perfect and more vulnerable than most people suspected.
  


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  They argued that a balanced government is hard to maintain because power inevitably corrupts.
  


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  Real Whigs urged citizens to keep a constant lookout for the two most important signs of decay: the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few and political and social corruption.
  

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Grenvilles first step was to maintain a military presence of nearly 7,000 troops in North America.
  


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  Grenville hoped to pay for the transatlantic forces with money drawn from the American colonies.
  


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  To raise additional revenue, Grenville sought to strengthen customs enforcement in colonial ports.
  


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  The Sugar Act was designed both to raise revenue and reign in smuggling.
  


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  To ensure compliance, the Sugar Act established the first of several vice-admiralty courts.
  


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  The Currency Act of 1764 prohibited colonial assemblies from issuing paper money or bills of credit to be used as legal tender to pay off debts.
  


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  The Quartering Act obliged colonists to assist the army by allowing soldiers to use vacant barns and other buildings as temporary quarters.