Why was capturing Quebec so important to the British during the French and Indian War?
(1 point)
Responses
By gaining control of Quebec, the British could increase financial and military support from the colonists.
By gaining control of Quebec, the British could increase financial and military support from the colonists.
By gaining control of Quebec, the British would disrupt French supplies from reaching forts further north.
By gaining control of Quebec, the British would disrupt French supplies from reaching forts further north.
Without capturing Quebec, the British would have to admit defeat and surrender to the French.
Without capturing Quebec, the British would have to admit defeat and surrender to the French.
Without capturing Quebec, the British would be unable to keep Fort Ticonderoga under their command.
Without capturing Quebec, the British would be unable to keep Fort Ticonderoga under their command.
Why was capturing Quebec so important to the British during the French and Indian War?
(1 point)
Responses
By gaining control of Quebec, the British could increase financial and military support from the colonists.
By gaining control of Quebec, the British could increase financial and military support from the colonists. - no response given
By gaining control of Quebec, the British would disrupt French supplies from reaching forts further north.
By gaining control of Quebec, the British would disrupt French supplies from reaching forts further north. - no response given
Without capturing Quebec, the British would have to admit defeat and surrender to the French.
Without capturing Quebec, the British would have to admit defeat and surrender to the French. - no response given
Without capturing Quebec, the British would be unable to keep Fort Ticonderoga under their command. - no response given
What event led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord?
(1 point)
Responses
the attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores
the attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores
the rejection of the Olive Branch Petition by King George III
the rejection of the Olive Branch Petition by King George III
the writing and public reading of the Declaration of Independence
the writing and public reading of the Declaration of Independence
the blockade of the port of Boston by the British navy
the attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world.”
Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
These lines are from a hymn written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837.
To what do the lines refer?
(1 point)
Responses
the beginning of the Revolutionary War
the end of the Revolutionary War
the beginning of the Revolutionary War
Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following is an example of an unalienable right as the term is used in the Declaration of Independence?
breaking the law
breaking the law
choosing a religion
choosing a religion
deciding not to attend school
choosing a religion
According to Thomas Paine's point of view in Common Sense, why did colonists not owe the British for their help?
(1 point)
Responses
The British had not actually done anything to help the colonists.
The British had helped the colonists only to profit from America.
The British had helped the colonists only to profit from America.
The British were attempting to put the colonists in poverty.