Chapter 8 Social Studies Review

What was the main idea of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• Patriots and Loyalists should learn to get along with each other.

• Patriots should understand the power of the British military.

• The American colonies should become independent.

• Women deserve equal rights in the American Colonies

Why did some enslaved African Americans become Loyalists?

• The British government promised them freedom.

• They were born in Britain

• They believed that the king was doing a good job.

• They believed the Patriots would never with the war.

What was the strategy of the American army in the south?

• to overwhelm the British army with their fighting power

• to keep the British army on the move until they were worn out

• to buy superior weapons from the French and the Dutch

• to hire the best mercenaries from several other countries.

What did the Treaty of Paris do for the United States?

• It pardoned the colonies for their treason against Britain

• It gave America international power

• It gave America control over the western part of Britain

• It gave the American colonies independence and land

The British were able to capture Georgia and South Carolina by changing their war_________

• Strategy

• Loyalist

• Victory

• Declaration

A ​ ______ was someone who supported Britain

• Loyalist

• declaration

• victory

• strategy

The colonists created a ​ ______ to explain why the colonies should be free from British rule.

• declaration

• loyalist

• victory

• strategy

Americans won the War of Independence with the _____​ at the Battle of Yorktown.

• victory

• Loyalist

• declaration

• strategy

Which event happened third?

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

• The French and Indian War

• The Shot Heard Round the World

• The Boston Tea Party

Who defended the British Soldiers in the Trial of the Boston Massacre?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Benjamin Franklin