Some Indian nations joined the British during the war because

they believed a British victory would stop expansion West

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

explain to the rest of the world why the colonies revolted

Thomas Paine argued that all government officials

should derive their authority from popular consent

The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory because it

brought the colonies aid and formal alliance with France

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American Revolution Ch. 8

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1
Some Indian nations joined the British during the war because
British threatened them with destruction
they believed a British victory would stop expansion West
believed they would regain their original territories
they were bound by treaties
2
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
explain to the rest of the world why the colonies revolted
condemn Parliament for its actions
ask for an end to slavery
warn other nations to stay out of the Revolution
3
Loyalists were least numerous in
Virginia
New England
Pennsylvania
New York
4
Thomas Paine argued that all government officials
need not listen to the voice of the uneducated
should derive their authority from popular consent
should not be paid for their service
were corrupt
5
King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after
the First Continental Congress
Hiring of Hessian soldiers to fight in America
the Battle of Bunker Hill
the armed clash at Lexington and Concord
6
The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to
control the Delaware Valley
Isolate New England
isolate the South
invade the Southern colonies
7
When it came to supporting the Revolution, most colonists were
Neutral or apathetic
Loyalists
Patriots
Militiamen
8
The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory because it
brought the British to offer recognition of the colonies
kept Benedict Arnold from joining the British
prevented fighting from spreading into the Southern colonies
brought the colonies aid and formal alliance with France
9
Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France?
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
10
Colonists delayed declaring their independence for all of the following except
support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire
realization that the colonies were not united
lack of military victories
fear of British military reaction

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