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What were the two main points of Common Sense?

• Colonial independence and public education for all
• Colonial independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic
• The creation of a democratic republic and a French Revolution
• "Colonial independence and vengeance"

"British victory against France in the Seven Years' War helped to cause the American Revolution."

Which answer BEST explains why this quotation is true?

• France sought revenge and stirred-up colonial anger against the British.

• The British attempt to industrialize Canada offended the American colonists.

• Britain became overconfident, resulting in a failed invasion of Spanish Florida.

• The British increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over France.

These American women were famous for boycotting British goods by making homespun cloth and for finding substitutes for tea and sugar (all heavily taxed by the British.) Who were these women?

• Women of the Revolution

• Molly Pitchers

• Daughters of Liberty

• Daughters of the American Revolution

What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

• It presented a convincing case for independence from Great Britain, by pointing out the absurdity of staying loyal to Britain, used plain language therefore more colonists were able to read and understand the pamphlet.

• It counteracted the Great Awakening by arguing against religion; used plain language therefore more colonists were able to read and understand the pamphlet.

• It clearly described how increased trade could benefit the colonies through the use of plain language that allowed more people to read and understand the pamphlet.

• It considered early arguments against using slave labor in America.

After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

• it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.

• it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.

• it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

• it took away their representation in Parliament.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

• enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

• "tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.

• rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia.

• enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts.

After the French and Indian War, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 and the Stamp Act. These two measures were similar in that each contributed to which of the following?

• political stability and economic growth in the colonies

• increased reliance on slave labor in the British colonies

• discontent in the colonies and growing support for revolution

• improved relations between colonists and native populations