An American who supported the war against Britain

What does natural rights mean?

rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law

What was George Washington's role in the war?

He was the leader of the Continental Army

What was Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet?

It convinced many colonists they owed no loyalty to Britain

What strategy did Washington use to help win the war?

Hide and seek-attacking here and there

An American who supported the British

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists dress as Native Americans on British ships dumped tea into harbor

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1
What is a Patriot?
An American who supported the war against Britain
An American who supported the British
A British soldier who lived in Georgia
An American soldier who did not want to fight against Britain
2
What does natural rights mean?
rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
a formal request made to an official person or organization
to put in place by authority, such as a law, tax, or punishment
a course of action taken by a government
3
What was George Washington's role in the war?
He helped the British army succeed
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence
He wrote letters to King George III to request more freedom in the Colonies
He was the leader of the Continental Army
4
What was Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet?
It convinced many colonists they owed no loyalty to Britain
It prompted King George to call his soldiers home to England
It did little to change colonists minds to separate from Britain
It led to John Adams writing the Olive Branch Petition
5
Who was an ally with the American Colonists?
France
Austria
Germany
Ireland
6
What strategy did Washington use to help win the war?
Kept his army small with few supplies
Did not train his soldiers
Hide and seek-attacking here and there
American soldiers enlisted for less than a year
7
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
George Washington
John Adams
8
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776
False
True
9
What was a Loyalist?
An American who supported the war against Britain
A British soldier who sided with the Americans
An American who served in the Second Continental Congress
An American who supported the British
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What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dress as Native Americans on British ships dumped tea into harbor
British military supplies were destroyed
Colonists sank a ship filled with British tea in Boston Harbor
Tea was accidentally spilled into Boston Harbor by the British

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