Module 6 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Which of the following happened as a result of Benjamin Franklin’s attempts to negotiate an alliance with France?
France signed a treaty of alliance with the United States.
Match the group from the American Revolution with the description on the right
Patriots - radical minority movement that drove America to Revolution
Loyalists - conservative royalist who tended to be wealthy and fear mob rule
Native Americans - supported both colonists and British, went for highest bidder.
Women - took the idea of equality for all people literally and expected more rights after the war
Benjamin Franklin was the principle author of the “Declaration of Independence.”
False
What did the loyalists fear would happen as a result of divisions and instability in colonial society?
civil war
The loyalists viewed ______ as worse than British taxation.
the radicalism of American resistance
George Washington was absolutely certain that the colonists would win the war with Great Britain.
False
The presence of women in colonial military camps was found to decrease the rate of desertion among soldiers.
True
For which of the following reasons was the Battle of Saratoga important?
Morale and belief was restored among the colonists
It opened the door for French Aid
Which of the following was NOT a major idea in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?
correct - All are included as a part of Paine’s work
the King was unworthy of his subjects’ respect
America had a sacred duty to overthrow tyranny
Independence was the only means of addressing issues with Britain
British rule had been inconsistent and untrustworthy
Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by John Locke, who wrote almost a hundred years before, when drafting the Declaration of Independence.
True
