APUSH Chapter 8- MC

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775

• its members felt a strong desire for independence.

• it cut off communications with the British government.

• it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy

• there was no well-defined sentiment for independence.

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fighting at Lexington and Concord, (B) convening of the Second Continental Congress, (C) publication of Common Sense, and (D) adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

• B, C, A, D

• A, B, C, D

• A, C, D, B

• C, D, A, B

In 1775, once fighting between the colonies and Great Britain began

• America immediately declared its independence

• the tempo of warfare diminished

• the colonists denounced the Parliament

• the colonists affirmed their loyalty to the King

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

• the armed clash at Lexington and Concord.

• the First Continental Congress convened.

• the Battle of Bunker Hill.

• Benedict Arnold's forces' captured Ticonderoga and Crown Point.

The Olive Branch Petition

• was passed by Parliament.

• was an expression of King George III's desire for peace

• promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting

• professed American loyalty to the crown

The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except

• lack of military victories.

• support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire.

• the realization that the colonies were not united.

• fear of British military reprisals

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

• warn other nations to stay out of the Revolution

• ask for an end to slavery

• appeal for fairer treatment by Parliament

• explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted.

In a republic, power

• comes from the aristocrats.

• comes from a select few based on religion.

• comes from the people themselves.

• resides in property owners

Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense

• was published before any fighting took place between the colonists and the British.

• remained unpopular for several years before being accepted by

  the public.

• called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic.

• called on the British people to overthrow the king.

Thomas Paine argued that all government officials

• were corrupt.

• should derive their authority from popular consent

• should be part of a "natural aristocracy."

• need not listen to the voice of the uneducated