Chap 4 TEST Review-Pt. 2--2021

Why did Thomas Jefferson feel that the colonists had a right to break away from Great Britain?

• Jefferson did not believe in any form of government.

• Great Britain did not protect the rights of the colonists.

• Jefferson did not agree that social contracts should be obeyed.

• Great Britain no longer showed a desire to govern the colonists.

What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?

• To declare independence from King George III and Great Britain

• To ask King George III to correct problems with the colonies

• To petition Parliament to repeal the Coercive Acts (or Intolerable Acts)

• To draft laws in Philadelphia to govern the colonies independently.

How did Thomas Jefferson use John Locke’s ideal of the social contract to justify declaring independence?

• Since the colonists agreed to be governed by King George III, he had the right to protect them.

• Since King George III had treated the colonists poorly, they had the right to ask him for fairer treatment.

• Since the colonists had not behaved as good subjects, King George III had the right to rule them harshly.

• Since King George III had not protected the rights of his subjects, the colonists had the right to break from his rule.

The property rights of _______ were not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence and were routinely disregarded by colonial settlers.

• Loyalist landowners

• Mexican Americans

• Native Americans

• Patriot landowners

What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish when it met in May of 1775?

• It voted to declare independence from Great Britain.

• It established a committee to list grievances for King George III.

• It petitioned King George III again and created the Continental army.

• It created a federal constitution and requested funds from Great Britain.

What was the main issue debated during the Second Continental Congress?

• How to plan a surprise attack against Great Britain.

• Whether to seek a peaceful or violent solution.

• How to convert more colonists to the Patriot cause.

• Whether foreign allies would be beneficial.

Which of the following did not happen in reaction to the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Native Americans successfully stopped the colonists from expanding further west.

• Benjamin Franklin became separated from his Loyalist son, William.

• The question of why slavery existed in a land where personal freedom was valued came up.

• More than 50,000 Loyalists fled the colonies

  as a result of conflict with Patriots.

Which of the following was a part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Spain returned Florida to Great Britain.

• Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent country.

• Native Americans living in the U.S. were moved onto reservations.

• British citizens were allowed to settle and trade east of the Mississippi River.

What was the primary reason the British entered into talks with America after the Battle of Yorktown?

• The British could afford to spend years on writing an agreeable treaty but could not afford to spend more money on its army.

• The British had neglected it relations with France and decided to change their focus to matters closer to home.

• The British suffered the loss of thousands of soldiers and knew it would take years to train that many new men.

• The British chose to give up the small portion of land making up the 13 colonies and turned their focus to the land in the west.

Why did the British think they would experience more success in the southern states later in the American Revolution?

• There were fewer Continental soldiers to fight there.

• There were more ports, which allowed for easier transportation of the army.

• They finished taking control of the northern and middle colonies already.

• They planned to use Loyalist support to take control there