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Questions 12-14 refer to the excerpt below. And it hath accordingly happened t...
Oct 7, 2023
Questions 12-14 refer to the excerpt below. And it hath accordingly happened that an open resistance to the execution of the laws hath actually taken place in the town of Boston, and the neighbourhood thereof, within the said province: And whereas it is, under these circumstances, become absolutely necessary...that the said method of annually electing the counsellors or assistants of the said province should no longer be suffered to continue but that the appointment of the said counsellors or assistants should henceforth be put upon the like footing as is established in such other of his Majesty’s colonies or plantations in America, the governors whereof are appointed by his Majesty’s commission, under the great seal of Great Britain...so much of the charter, granted by their majesties King William and Queen Mary to the inhabitants of the said province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, and all and every clause...be revoked...and that the offices of all counsellors and assistants, elected and appointed in pursuance thereof, shall from thenceforth cease and determine: And that, the council, or court of assistants of the said province for the time being, shall be composed of such of the inhabitants or proprietors of lands within the same as shall be thereunto nominated and appointed by his Majesty...” The Massachusetts Government Act, 1774 12. Which of the following would have been most supportive of the excerpt above? (A) Samuel Adams (B) Patrick Henry (C) Thomas Gage (D) Thomas Paine 13. The Massachusetts Government Act of 1774 was meant to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT: (A) provide Britain with the ability to select governing officials in the Massachusetts Bay colony (B) require the quartering of Britain’s officials and military in the homes of Massachusetts Bay residents (C) revoke the rule of governance outlined in the Massachusetts Bay Charter (D) punish the Massachusetts Bay colony for the events of the Boston Tea Party 14. Which of the following occurred in direct response to the Massachusetts Government Act and other perceived coercive acts by Britain? (A) The convening of the First Continental Congress (B) The events of the Boston Massacre (C) The drafting of the Declaration of Independence (D) The writing of Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania by John Dickinson
12.
C
Key Concept
KC-3.1.II The imperial struggles of the mid-18th century, as well as new British efforts to collect taxes without direct colonial representation or consent, began to unite the colonists against perceived and real constraints on their economic activities and political rights.
Explanation
Thomas Gage was a British General and military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He would have been supportive of the Massachusetts Government Act, which gave the British crown more control over the governance of the colony. WhowasThomasGage?,WhatwastheMassachusettsGovernmentAct?,HowdidtheMassachusettsGovernmentActaffectcolonialgovernance?Who was Thomas Gage?, What was the Massachusetts Government Act?, How did the Massachusetts Government Act affect colonial governance? 13.
B
Key Concept
KC-3.1.II The imperial struggles of the mid-18th century, as well as new British efforts to collect taxes without direct colonial representation or consent, began to unite the colonists against perceived and real constraints on their economic activities and political rights.
Explanation
The Massachusetts Government Act of 1774 was not meant to require the quartering of Britain’s officials and military in the homes of Massachusetts Bay residents. This was actually a provision of the Quartering Act, another of the Coercive Acts passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party. WhatwastheQuarteringAct?,WhatweretheCoerciveActs?,HowdidtheMassachusettsGovernmentActandtheCoerciveActsaffecttherelationshipbetweenBritainandtheAmericancolonies?What was the Quartering Act?, What were the Coercive Acts?, How did the Massachusetts Government Act and the Coercive Acts affect the relationship between Britain and the American colonies? 14.
A
Key Concept
KC-3.1.II The imperial struggles of the mid-18th century, as well as new British efforts to collect taxes without direct colonial representation or consent, began to unite the colonists against perceived and real constraints on their economic activities and political rights.
Explanation
The First Continental Congress convened in direct response to the Massachusetts Government Act and other perceived coercive acts by Britain. The Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. WhatwastheFirstContinentalCongress?,WhydidtheFirstContinentalCongressconvene?,WhatwastheresponseoftheAmericancoloniestotheCoerciveActs?What was the First Continental Congress?, Why did the First Continental Congress convene?, What was the response of the American colonies to the Coercive Acts?
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