Midterm Review

“I have heard it asserted (stated) by some, that as Americans hath (have) flourished (done well) under her former connection with Britain, the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness. Nothing can be more fallacious (false).

What is Thomas Paine trying to say in the above quote from "Common Sense"?

• America needs Britain to flourish or be successful.

• America does not need Britain to flourish or be successful

• America was never successful so it doesn't matter.

• America must assert happiness or flourish fallaciously.

The commerce (trade) by which she hath enriched (made rich) herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market (place to sell goods) while eating is the custom of Europe.”

Why does Thomas Paine believe America will be successful without her Mother Country?

• He does not believe America will be successful. In fact, he says the opposite!

• America will be able to fight European nations and force them to give America money and resources.

• America will be able to make money by trading crops to any European nation.

• America does not use commerce or trade to make money, so it does not matter what Europe wants.

Which are the following are examples of propaganda? Select all that apply.

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Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense"?

• To break away and fight their Mother Country

• To fight Native Americans trying to steal American lands

• To look both ways before crossing the street

• To make peace with their Mother Country

• To convince the Patriots to become Loyalists

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed- that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

This best represents...

• Abolitionists

• John Locke's Social Contract

• Mercantilism

• Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Who created this famous engraving?

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

Who created this famous cartoon?

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

Which of the following was NOT an unalienable right?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Cellphone

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Which rights were the citizens forcing the governments to "secure"?

• Unalienable Rights

• Privileges

• Common Ideas

• Enlightenment

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed- that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

What should the citizens do if the government breaks the Social Contract?

• Alter or Abolish it

• Deal with it

• Leave the country

• Elect a new king