1.Explain why the colonists objected to writs of assistance and vice-admiralty courts.
2.Explain what the British meant by virtual representation and why the American colonists rejected the concept.
3.Why did the British pass the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts? What did the colonists think the laws showed about British intentions?
4.Where and when did the First Continental Congress meet? What actions did it take?
5.Why did General Gage send British troops to Lexington and Concord in1775, and what happened as a result?
6.Why did the Second Continental Congress reverse itself on the question of independence between 1775 and 1776?
