American Revolution FRQ

Students write an essay based on the information they have learned about the American Revolution and the period leading up to it.

Students choose to respond to one of the following prompts.​

1. “Despite the view of some historians that the conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies was economic in origin, in fact the American Revolution had its roots in politics and other areas of American life.” Assess the validity of this statement.
2. Evaluate the relative importance of each of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776:
   • Parliamentary taxation
   • British military measures
   • Restriction of civil liberties
   • The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas