A government of our own is our natural right: And when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced, that it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense
What effect do you think these words had on the American colonists?
They most likely inspired fear in the Loyalists of the Patriots.
They most likely strengthened the colonists’ desire to act on their wish to separate from Britain.
They most likely encouraged the Framers to meet and write the U.S. Constitution at the Continental Congress.
They most likely increased colonial acts of civil disobedience by confirming their validity
They most likely strengthened the colonists’ desire to act on their wish to separate from Britain.
A timeline shows a few major events between 1750 and 1800 that contributed to American Independence.
1754 – The French and Indian War breaks out in North America.
1763 – The Treaty of Paris ends the war and diminishes French power in North America.
1765 – Parliament passes the Stamp Act, sparking protests in the American colonies.
1770 – British troops fire on demonstrators in the Boston Massacre, killing five.
1773 – British Parliament passes the Tea Act.
1775 – Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord between British soldiers and colonial minutemen.
1777 – The American victory at the Battle of Saratoga is the turning point of the war.
1778 – France recognizes American independence.
1781 – The British surrender to the Americans at Yorktown
1783 – Great Britain recognizes American independence.
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What does the timeline suggest as a reason why the French supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
The French hoped to overthrow the Americans and reclaim their land.
The French were angry with Britain and wanted to support its enemies.
The French believed supporting the Americans would bring them wealth.
The French feared that American troops would attack them unless they joined the war.
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What significant effect did the Treaty of Paris, signed after the French and Indian War, have on France?
France had to withdraw to its empire in Central and South America.
France had to allow the British to claim and settle the Ohio Valley.
France lost its claim to the entire Florida territory.
France had lost most of its territory and power in North America.
France had lost most of its territory and power in North America.
Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
“Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.”
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”
“We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America. . . solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States. . . .”
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
. . . I long to hear that you have declared an independency—and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. . . . If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment [incite; instigate] a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation. . . .
—Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams
How does Abigail Adams use the ideas of the patriots to support her cause?
by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established
by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men
by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government
by insisting that history has always been unfair to women