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Worksheets2nd quiz 2/19/24
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 19mins
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
Who was the author of a 47-page pamphlet Called "Common Sense"?
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
What document formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain?
Loyalists Papers
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense pamphlet
Colonial Uprise
-Those who chose to side with the British were called ______________?
Loyalists
colonists.
minutemen.
Patriots.
Who tried to influence her husband to include women's rights int he Declaration
Betsy Ross
Abigail Adams
Dolley Madison
Martha Washington
By the 1780's which colonies were taking steps to end slavery?
Georgia colonies
southern colonies
New England colonies
southwestern colonies
What is Thomas Paine Most known for
was the author of "Common Sense"
was part of the Declaration of Independence
Is the owner of the Document Declaration of Independence
What argument did Thomas Paine present in “Common Sense”?
The citizens should make the laws
The king should make laws
Thomas Paine should make the laws
What was the significance of “Common Sense”?
Paine's work reached a wide audience and voted that the king should no longer be a ruler and only citizens should make laws
Paine’s work reached a wide audience and changed the way many colonists viewed the king
The citizens should make the laws
What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence?
It formally broke all ties with the colonies and Great Britain and kings so that there will no longer be any more problems
The Declaration of Independence was for citizens should have rights and should have freedom form the king
It formally broke all ties between the colonies and Great Britain and created the United States of America
It formally broke all ties with the colonies and Great Britain and add freedom to others
What were the THREE main arguments in the Declaration of Independence?
1. All men possess the unalienable rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
2.The king had violated colonists right by passing unfair laws
3.The king had broken the social contract with the colonists.
1.BTS
2. happiness
3. freedom
Ben Franklin was a patriot and his son was a loyalists
False
True
What groups were unrepresented in
the Declaration of Independence?
enslaveds
Women
Native American
All of the Above
which two sides emerged in response
to the Declaration of Independence?
Loyals and patrits
Loyalists
Patriots
Colonists
