Declaration of Independence

Describe the mood in the colonies immediately following the events at Lexington and Concord.

• Most of the colonists were reluctant to start a war.
• Most of the colonists sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots.
• Most of the colonists wanted to move to Great Britain.

Who was the Continental Army composed of?

• troops from all the colonies.
• troops from throughout Great Britain.
• only troops from the New England colonies.

Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words “give me liberty, or give me death!” With which group did he identify himself?

• Loyalists
• British citizens
• Patriots 

What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The British won decisively.
• The British won but suffered many losses.
• The militia won by a narrow margin.
• The militia surrendered to the British.

What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?

• It instilled fear of war in the colonists.
• It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.
• It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
• It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?

• He wanted the role.
• He was brave.
• He was very wealthy.
• He had experience.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to start the American Revolution
• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain
• to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
• to instruct how a country wins its freedom

Why was the passage about slavery removed from the Declaration of Independence?

• it might lead to demands to free slaves.
• it was an unimportant issue in the colonies.
• it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans.

Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?

• He was not born in Great Britain.
• He was not elected by Parliament.
• He denied the colonists their rights.

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from

• God
• the King
• the citizens
• Parliament