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113. What does the phrase point of no return mean to you? Identify that point in colonial-British relations
between 1760 and 1776 and explain why you picked that event/date.
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114. Write your definition of conspiracy. Then use this definition to argue that the colonists were or were
not victims of a British conspiracy to rob them of their liberties.
115. Both the British and the colonists were devoted to the principle of "No taxation without
representation." To what extent did both taxation and representation become major sources of
controversy between the colonists and Parliament?

116. In what ways were the mercantilist policies of the British burdensome to the colonists? In what ways
were they beneficial? From this comparison, draw a conclusion about the effects of mercantilism and
the Navigation Laws on British-colonial relations up to 1763.
117. Which of the following do you think was most responsible for the conflict between Britain and its
American colonies: the ineptness of parliamentary leadership, the colonists' behavior, the high-
handedness of King George III, the British mercantilist system and Navigation Laws, or the actions of
British officials in the colonies? Justify your choice.
118. List the following in order of their importance to colonial protest: pamphlets, boycotts, mob action,
and committees of correspondence. Justify your ranking.
119. It might be said that it was the British who were revolutionaries in 1763 and the colonists who were
conservatives attempting to preserve the status quo. Explain.
120. Explain the following quote, "Insurrection of thought usually precedes insurrection of deed." What
does this mean? In what ways is this generalization an accurate description of the coming of the
American Revolutionary War?
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121. Create a scenario for the period 1763-1776 to demonstrate that the American Revolutionary War and
colonial independence from Great Britain were not inevitable.
122. Explain the following quote, "In the American wilderness, they encountered a world that was theirs to
make afresh."