Chapter 8 Practice Questions- SS

Someone who was did not want to separate from Britian was called a ________________.

• loyalist

• patriot

• neutral

Someone who wanted freedom from Britain was called a __________________.

• loyalist

• patriot

• neutral

Someone who did not take sides in the Revolutionary War was called a _______________________.

• loyalist

• patriot

• neutral

What was the name of the pamphlet that convinced many colonists to support independence?

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Proclamation of 1763

Who wrote Common Sense?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Ben Franklin

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Most Wealthy Americans were _______________.

• Patriots

• Loyalist

• Neutral

Why were most African Americans Partriots?

• They were offered freedom if they would fight

• They thought Britain should rule America

• Inflation helped people

• To stop them from taking land

Why were American Indians helping Britain

• They wanted more settlers to come to America

• They wanted Britain to win and stop settlers from taking land.

• The wanted Patriots to win.

What did Inflation do to the prices of food, clothing, and supplies during the war?

• Went up

• stayed the same

• went down

• everything is free!