Studying for APUSH Quiz tomorrow.

Test Preparation
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<p>These are review questions I believe might appear on my quiz tomrorow. Please review the accuracy of my answers to the first three, and come up with 1-2 concise sentence(s) for the fourth question to help me reivew.</p>

<li><p>Why was 1763 a turning point?
…The British and the Colonists were strongly affected by the war [Seven Years War?]. As a result of the war, the British had a larger and safer colonial empire, larger debt, and felt more contempt for the colonists. The colonists were united against a common enemy for the first time, and created anger against the British.</p></li>
<li><p>How did theories of representation differ?
…Virtual Representation was where the colonists believed that they needed members that specifically repsented their regions. While Real Whigs stated that a good government mainly left people alone and that government should not be allowed to encroach on people’s liberties and on their property.</p></li>
<li><p>Why did the Stamp Act greatly upset the colonists?
…It greatly upset the colonists, because they were being taxed on printed material. The merchants and the elites were affected the most, because they used the most paper.</p></li>
<li><p>How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?
…Loyal Nine, a Boston social club, organized a demonstration that also included the lower class. They also hung an effigy of the province’s stamp distributor, Andrew Oliver, which cuased him to publicly promise not to do what he was suppose to.</p></li>
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<p>[Can anyone find a way to shorten #1? And how would you describe “Sons of Liberty” in #4?]</p>

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<li>You are mostly correct with this question. However, in 1763, the French and Indian war ended. Although Britain won, their were more negatives for Britain than positives. Britain got more land. However, they had no funds or any money accesible to do things with this land. Massive debt engulfed Britain's economy - they were virtually bankrupt. As a result, they made the colonists pay for their debt (even though it was not the colonist's fault). This was a major turning point because the relationship between the colonists and Britain slowly declined from this point onward - which ultimately caused the Revolution.</li>
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<li>Why did the Stamp Act greatly upset the colonists?</li>
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<p>This was the first tax that directly affected the colonists. The previous taxes were on merchants and, therefore, the colonist would not be greatly upset due to the fact that the colonists themselves didn't pay the tax even though the tax on the merchants automatically translates into higher prices for the colonists.</p>