Soc. Stu. Ch. 5 Les. 3 Quick Check
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- Q1Who disagreed with British laws, but hoped to settle the conflict peacefully and remain part of Great Britain?LoyalistsPatriots120s
- Q2Who felt as if the colonies should govern themselves and that it was time to become a separate country?LoyalistsPatriots120s
- Q3Who was president of the Continental Congress?John HancockThomas PaineHenry FordKing George120s
- Q4The Continental Army was a paid army of paid soldiers from the colonies. They were led by George Washington.FalseTrue120s
- Q5Congress sent an official message to King George III. It was called the Olive Branch Petition. A petition is a written statement that they are starting a war.TrueFalse120s
- Q6King George read the petition and gave the colonists what they asked for.FalseTrue120s
- Q7Independence means...freedom from taxes onlyfreedom from loyalistsfreedom from rule by othersfreedom from patriots120s
- Q8Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" which gave reasons why it was time to part with Great Britain?Gerald FordThomas PaineJohn HancockGeorge Washington120s
- Q9Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston were chosen as the group or committee, or group, to create what document?The Mayflower CompactThe ConstitutionThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Preamble120s
- Q10Rights could also be called...lawsfreedomsfightstaxes120s
- Q11Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence on February 4, 1776.FalseTrue120s
- Q12Those who signed the Declaration of Independence could be accused of treason. What is treason?the crime of fighting against another countrythe crime of fighting against one's own country120s
- Q13In 1776, the phrase "all men are created equal" did not apply to women, African Americans, and Native Americans.FalseTrue120s