Vocab
To argue or discuss in a formal polite manner
Why was George Washington chosen to be the leader of continental army?
He had experience.
What did John Adams call the petition sent to King George asking him to end the quarrel between colonist and British?
Signing the declaration was considered an act of __________.
Treason
Second Continental Congress proposed this to the British for peace
Olive Branch Petition
Why did the British win the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British won because the Patriots ran out of ammunition, but suffered many loses.
Who proposed the Virginia Resolution
Henry Lee
Why was the Patriots taking of Fort Ticonderoga so important?
It gave them cannons and a waterway between the Canada and North America
What document stated to the British that the colonists would rather die freeman than live as slaves?
Declaration of Causes and Necessities
Name one of the 3 arguments from Thomas Paine's Common Sense
1. American trade had suffered under British control.
2. Americans had also been hurt by being dragged into Great Britain’s European wars.
3. America could be a vision of an independent and a homeland of liberty.
What were some complaints the colonists listed as Grievances in the Declaration of Independence?
Taxation without repesentation
No trial by jury
Quartering Act
If a government fails to protect people’s fundamental rights, what can the people do?
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
Which of these describes the mood of most colonies immediately following the events at Lexington and Concord? A. They were reluctant to start a war. CORRECT B. They were eager to declare war against the Bri?sh. C. They sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots. D. They wanted to move to Great Britain.
A. They were reluctant to start a war.
What did Paine’s arguments helped persuade colonists to do?
Call for Independence
What made King George an "unfit leader?"
He denied colonists their rights.
How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
People are born with natural rights.
Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?
To form an army paid with paper money
What does “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one group of people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another" mean?
It is necessary for one group of people to break its ties with another group