Chap 4 TEST Review-Pt. 2--2021

Front

Why did Thomas Jefferson feel that the colonists had a right to break away from Great Britain?

Back

Great Britain did not protect the rights of the colonists.

Front

What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?

Back

To ask King George III to correct problems with the colonies.

Front

How did Thomas Jefferson use John Locke’s ideal of the social contract to justify declaring independence?

Back

Since King George III had not protected the rights of his subjects, the colonists had the right to break from his rule.

Front

The property rights of _______ were not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence and were routinely disregarded by colonial settlers.

Back

Native Americans

Front

What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish when it met in May of 1775? Options: It voted to declare independence from Great Britain. It established a committee to list grievances for King George III. It petitioned King George III again and created the Continental army. It created a federal constitution and requested funds from Great Britain.

Back

It petitioned King George III again and created the Continental army.

Front

What was the main issue debated during the Second Continental Congress? Options: How to plan a surprise attack against Great Britain. Whether to seek a peaceful or violent solution. How to convert more colonists to the Patriot cause. Whether foreign allies would be beneficial.

Back

Whether to seek a peaceful or violent solution.

Front

Which of the following did not happen in reaction to the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Native Americans successfully stopped the colonists from expanding further west. Benjamin Franklin became separated from his Loyalist son, William. The question of why slavery existed in a land where personal freedom was valued came up. More than 50,000 Loyalists fled the colonies as a result of conflict with Patriots.

Back

Native Americans successfully stopped the colonists from expanding further west.

Front

Which of the following was a part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Options:
Spain returned Florida to Great Britain.
Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent country.
Native Americans living in the U.S. were moved onto reservations.
British citizens were allowed to settle and trade east of the Mississippi River.

Back

Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent country.

Front

What was the primary reason the British entered into talks with America after the Battle of Yorktown?

Back

The British could afford to spend years on writing an agreeable treaty but could not afford to spend more money on its army.

Front

Why did the British think they would experience more success in the southern states later in the American Revolution?

Back

They planned to use Loyalist support to take control there.