The acts took away self-governance and historic rights of Massachusetts, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775.<span>Repression struck the colonists through the passing of a series of laws.</span>
Colonists were not allowed
to gather in town meetings
The Sixth Amendment
gives people the right to a
trial within a reasonable
amount of time
Explanation:
The fighting between France and Britain in Europe and the Caribbean helped the American cause because 2) it left fewer British troops to fight in North America. The Americans had often felt ill-equipped compared to the British army, so the less people there were fighting for the British side, the better.
Answer: D
The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Their opposition was an important factor leading to the adoption of the First Amendment and the other nine amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
