Unit 2 Day 9

Multiple Choice

Claimed Florida, Texas, California, built missions    

• England

• France

• Religious toleration

• Spain

Multiple Choice

Claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading  

• England

• France

• Religious toleration

• Spain

Multiple Choice

Claimed land in New World to start colonies              

• England

• France

• Religious toleration

• Spain

Multiple Choice

Roger Williams started this in Rhode Island        

• England

• France

• Religious toleration

• Spain

Multiple Choice

This excerpt is from the Declaration of Independence. Determine which part of the excerpt describes rights people are born with and cannot be taken away without due process of law. Select the correct answer.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Thomas Paine is significant to American Independence because he -

• ended slavery in the colony of Pennsylvania which inspired colonists to declare independence

• spoke with King George III and persuaded him to allow the colonies to form their own country

• encouraged militia men to train when able to better prepared to fight the Redcoats

• wrote persuasive pamphlets that made the colonists think it was common sense to declare independence

Multiple Choice

The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to -

• encourage the outbreak of war between England and France

• protest British taxation policies

• end trade disagreements between colonists and French traders

• protest a ban on selling beverages in the colonies

Multiple Choice

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

British Advantages

• Britain maintained the

best navy in the world

• Britain had an

experienced,
well-trained army

• Britain was very wealthy

• Britain's population was

around 8 million

7.1Day 9

Turn and Talk

•Identify one advantage the British
had.

•Which advantage do you think is
the greatest? Why?

Patriot Advantages

• The Patriots fought on

their own land

• The Patriots were

fighting for their
freedom

• The Patriots had George

Washington as their
leader

“Freedo

m!”

“This is
my job.”

7.1Day 9

Turn and Talk

• Identify one advantage the

Patriots had.

• Which advantage do you think is

the greatest? Why?

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

What is one advantage of the British? What is one advantage of the Patriots?        

Open Ended

What advantage do think is the most important? Why?        

Open Ended

Overall, who do you think had the better advantages going into the American Revolution? Explain.

Multiple Choice

Determine which part of the excerpt explains why many British military leaders did not believe the Patriots would be successful. Select the correct answer.  

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Open Ended

Why is George Washington’s leadership considered an advantage for the Patriots? Explain your answer.

Match

Match the following

• Thomas Jefferson, with the help of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, wrote the ____________________.

• _______________________ wrote Common Sense to persuade colonists to completely separate from Britain and become a united nation.    

• The Olive Branch Petition drafted by the 2nd Continental Congress was sent to _____________________.

Declaration of Independence

Thomas Paine

King George III

• Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Paine

• King George III

Match

Match the following

• _________________ were colonists who remained loyal to Britain and did not want to fight a war against the British.  

• Rights all people have from birth: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are called _____________________.

• Distance from Great Britain, Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Order of Connecticut contributed to the ___________________________.

Loyalists

Unalienable rights

Growth of representative government

• Loyalists

• Unalienable rights

• Growth of representative government