Study Guide
Study Questions
What prompted the British government
to begin aggressive taxation of the colonies?
Why did the British not understand the
colonists' vehement objections to the Stamp Act?
What did the colonists mean when they
said "No taxation without representation"?
Essay Topics
What does Adams' imply about the nature of the Revolutionary War?
Was the Revolutionary War a revolt or rather an unwanted
but necessary response? What did John Adams think
about rebelling against the British? In your response, think about
the actions that Adams exhibited both in defense of and against
the British.
Sam Adams asked in his master's degree studies, is it
"lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot be
otherwise preserved?" How do you think John Adams would have responded
to this question?
