TCI Lesson 7/8 (Towards Independence/Declaration)

Patrick Henry was a famous:

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• member of Parliament

• slave

Who composed the Continental Army?

• troops from all the colonies

• troops from throughout Great Britain

• only troops from New England

• only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts

What was the mood of the colonies immediately after Lexington and Concord?

• They were reluctant to start a war

• They were eager to declare war against the British

• They sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots

• They wanted to move to Great Britain

Which of these was the end result of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The British won decisively

• The militia won by a narrow margin

• The militia surrendered to the British

• The British won but suffered many losses

Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?

• He had experience

• He wanted the role

• He was very wealthy

• He was highly educated

What effect did Common Sense have on the colonies?

• It instilled a fear of war in the colonies

• It convinced the colonists to remain loyal to Great Britain

• It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent

• It petitioned the King to end the quarrel

Why did the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition?

• to persuade British troops to leave Boston

• to encourage colonists to join the army

• to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act

• to ask King George to make peace with the colonies

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• to start the American Revolution

• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain

• to instruct how a country wins its freedom

• to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

How do "natural rights" differ from other rights?

• people are born with natural rights

• people can vote to choose natural rights

• natural rights are given only to citizens

• natural rights come from the government

Which of these is NOT a reason why Jefferson's passage about slavery was removed from the Declaration of Independence?

• it might lead to demands to free enslaved Africans

• it was considered an unimportant issue in the colonies

• it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans

• it might offend merchants who traded enslaved people