Topic 3--Lesson 3 The Colonists Declare Independence

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The creation of a Continental Army was to support

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New England's struggle against British troops.

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The purpose of the Second Continental Congress's "Olive Branch Petition" was to

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confirm their loyalty to the king.

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On which issue did many Patriots and Loyalists agree? Options: Slavery should be abolished in the colonies., The colonial government was more fair than Britain's., Colonists should not be asked to take oaths of allegiance., The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.

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The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.

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The greatest shift in colonial opinion towards independence and a republican government came after the publication of a book by

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Thomas Paine.

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July 4, 1776, was the date that

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the Declaration of Independence was approved.

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Unlike the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress

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took direct action to prepare for war.

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Someone who accepted Patrick Henry's claim in this quote would most likely also believe in which of the following?
establishing citizen militias,
unity among the American colonists,
declaring independence from Britain,
the wisdom of the Albany Plan of Union

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unity among the American colonists

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With respect to the Colonial Army and the British army, the British Army was

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better trained and better disciplined than the colonial militia.

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Which of the following can best be generalized from this table, which describes Loyalists?

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Loyalists believed they would benefit from continuing to support British rule.

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Many Loyalists resented the Patriots' willingness to violate the colonists' individual rights.

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violate the colonists' individual rights.