2nd quiz 2/19/24

Why did Thomas Jefferson feel the colonists had the right to break away from Great Britain? Choose the best answer after reading the passage above.

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

• Jefferson did not believe in any form of government.

• Great Britain did not protect the rights of the colonists

• Jefferson did not agee that social cotracts should be obeyed

What effect did Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" have on colonial leaders? Choose the best answer after reading the passage above

• It caused them to reject Enlightenment ideas.

• It explained to them the good sense of monarchy

• It inspired them to challenge British authority.

• It persuaded them to modify British laws.

-All of the following statements were main arguments in the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT which one? Choose the best answer after reading the passage above.

• all men possess the unalienable rights of " life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

• all men should fight for their unalienable rights in order to be free

• the king had violated colonists' rights by passing unfair laws.

• the king had broken the social contract with the colonists

in the Revolution It is based on Abigail Adams' viewpoint. Which statement best explains Abigail Adams' opinion on the American Revolution?

• Adams did not think the Americans were deserving of liberty.

• Adams believed in the cause wholeheartedly

• Adams wished the revolution would also end slavery in America

• Adams believed in the cause, but was conflicted about the colonist support of slavery and mistreatment o Native Americans.

“But Britain is the parent country, say some. Then the more shame upon her conduct. Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families . . .”

Which statement best explains how Thomas Paine influenced the argument for independence from Great Britain?

• Paine argued that Great Britain’s brutal behavior led to the death of many Americans.

• Paine explained that picking up arms is the last resort

• Paine described Great Britain’s behavior as beneficial to American commerce.

• Paine pointed out that men of all ranks are involved in the controversy.

What did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonists to declare independdence?

• Declaratiion of Independence

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Rights

• Colonial Uprise

What did the Second Continental Congress do to formally declare the colonies free from Britain?

• voted in favor of the Common Sense Pamphlet

• voted in favor of the Declaration of Rights

• voted in favor of the Declaration of Independence

• voted on new representation of the Second Continental Congress

-Who was the main author of the Declartation of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

Thomas Jefferson argued the colonists had the right to break away because___________________________.

• King George III had attacked the colonies in order to show the power of Britain

• King George III had broken the social contract between the Britain and the colonists

• George Washington was the commander of the Continental Army

• the Continental Congress had voted on the Declaration of Rights

Benjamin Franklin was a Loyalist and his son was a Patriot.

• True

• False