Chapter 63. Reflections on The Townshend Acts and Economic Retaliation, 1767–1770, Chapter 6

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section is that, by 1767, the American colonists were so suspicious of British authority that they regarded even the Townshend Duties as an attack on their liberties. Although Britain believed that the Townshend Duties would be acceptable to the Americans, they actually intensified both the American colonists’ resistance to British authority and British leaders' efforts to quash colonial defiance, leading to escalating levels of both.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section is that, by 1767, the American colonists were so suspicious of British authority that they regarded even the Townshend Duties as an attack on their liberties. Although Britain believed that the Townshend Duties would be acceptable to the Americans, they actually intensified both the American colonists’ resistance to British authority and British leaders' efforts to quash colonial defiance, leading to escalating levels of both.

Correct. The answer is c. The author supports her assertion that Charles Townshend hoped to curb the growing independence of the colonial assemblies by demonstrating that Townshend intended to direct some of the revenue the acts generated to pay the salaries of royal governors. He clarifies that, before 1767, the local assemblies had always set the salaries of their own officials, giving them significant influence over crown-appointed officeholders. Townshend’s change took power out of the hands of the assemblies.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author supports her assertion that Charles Townshend hoped to curb the growing independence of the colonial assemblies by demonstrating that Townshend intended to direct some of the revenue the acts generated to pay the salaries of royal governors. He clarifies that, before 1767, the local assemblies had always set the salaries of their own officials, giving them significant influence over crown-appointed officeholders. Townshend’s change took power out of the hands of the assemblies.

Correct. The answer is c. To illustrate her point that the Townshend Acts intensified colonial resistance to British authority, the author describes colonial women’s participation in the new organization known as the Daughters of Liberty. When colonial resistance to the Townshend Acts took the form of a boycott of all British goods, women’s cooperation became an essential component of protest. The boycott politicized women’s domestic work, and broadened the colonists’ participation in protest actions considerably.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To illustrate her point that the Townshend Acts intensified colonial resistance to British authority, the author describes colonial women’s participation in the new organization known as the Daughters of Liberty. When colonial resistance to the Townshend Acts took the form of a boycott of all British goods, women’s cooperation became an essential component of protest. The boycott politicized women’s domestic work and broadened the colonists’ participation in protest actions considerably.

Correct. The answer is d. The author cites Lord Hillsborough’s demand that Governor Bernard dissolve the Massachusetts assembly as one piece of evidence to support her argument that the Townshend Duties intensified British leaders’ commitment to quashing resistance in the colonies.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author cites Lord Hillsborough’s demand that Governor Bernard dissolve the Massachusetts assembly as one piece of evidence to support her argument that the Townshend Duties intensified British leaders’ commitment to quashing resistance in the colonies.

Correct. The answer is a. To prove her point that the Townshend Duties led both the British and the colonists to escalate their confrontations with one another, the author describes the Boston Massacre. In this incident, colonial protesters taunted some of the British soldiers who occupied Boston to maintain order, provoking gunfire that killed five Bostonians. This outbreak of violence illustrates the heightened level of tension that characterized relations between the colonists and the British in Boston in 1770.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To prove her point that the Townshend Duties led both the British and the colonists to escalate their confrontations with one another, the author describes the Boston Massacre. In this incident, colonial protesters taunted some of the British soldiers who occupied Boston to maintain order, provoking gunfire that killed five Bostonians. This outbreak of violence illustrates the heightened level of tension that characterized relations between the colonists and the British in Boston in 1770.

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