AP US History
Chapter 4 Reading Guide
Part A
Using the text, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper. Be detailed in your responses.
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For what reasons did the British Prime Minister increase taxes on the American colonies?
Describe the various methods of resistance used by the colonists.
What caused the meeting of the first Continental Congress? What decisions did they make?
What arguments for independence did Thomas Paine make in Common Sense? Why was it so popular?
What arguments did Loyalists make for remaining a part of England?
Explain the significance of France’s assistance in the Revolutionary War.
Explain the significance of the following battles: Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown.
How did the American Revolution impact the practice and views of slavery?
What were the motives for the Natives to side with Britain in the Revolutionary War? How did that impact the
Natives after the war?
10. How did the war altar ideas about women in colonial society?
Part B
Provide a brief definition of each of the following key terms and people.
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Part C
Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
John Adams
George Washington
Treaty of Paris - 1783
Articles of Confederation
Provide a detailed example from the chapter for each of the 7 APUSH Learning Objectives on a separate sheet of paper.
19. P (Politics and Power)
20. A (America in the World)
21. S (Social and Cultural
22. T (Technology, Work, and Exchange)
23. I (Identity)
24. M (Migration and Settlement)
25. E (Environment and Geography)