week 21 history

As they tried to make amends with England, the delegates sent the Olive Branch Petition. It was named this way because an olive branch is

• a traditional British plant

• considered a symbol of peace

• a symbol of new beginnings

• a symbol King George favored

A_______________________ is like a plan of action intended to reach a specific goal.

• symbol

• strategy

• proclamation

• treaty

What was one of the greatest topics of debate among the representatives as the final draft of the Declaration was being created?

• the location of the capital

• included the topic of slavery

• who would sign first

• the length of the document

Which member of the Second Continental Congress wrote the Olive Branch Petition?

• John Hancock

• John Dickinson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

A person who wishes to keep existing conditions and to limit or avoid change can be described as _______________.

• revolutionary

• tyrant

• oppressive

• conservation

The colonists sent a formal ___________ to King George as a request to be treated fairly.

• speech

• conviction

• boycott

• appeal

Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence. Select his ideas that were written into the document

• The colonists would be willing to stay subjects of the King if given basic rights.

• Governments should get their power from the people.

• The Colonies should be free and independent states.

• he Colonies should be free and independent states.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams