Chapter 4 Review

1. Why did Thomas Paine think that citizens should make laws? People have a natural right to govern themselves.

2. What effect did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense have on colonial leaders? They were challenged to question/challenge British authority.

Because most of the world was still ruled by monarchs. 3. Why might the ideas in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense have been considered bold at the time? Because most of the world was still ruled by monarchs.

4. Which event led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress? As part of the Intolerable Acts, closing of the Port of Boston.

“I am not a Virginian but an American” 5. What did Patrick Henry say at the First Continental Congress, and what were his intentions when he made the statement? “I am not a Virginian but an American” To urge colonists to join forces

6. How did the Second Continental Congress decide to handle the British? They would create a Continental Army to fight the British.

They began to desire political equality. 7. How did the ideas that developed during the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening influence the colonists’ view of government? They began to desire political equality.

8. Why was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause? Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice.

9. Who were the Sons of Liberty? A group of Patriots who protested British laws and encourage revolution.

10. Why did Thomas Jefferson feel the colonists had the right to break away from Great Britain? Great Britain did not protect the rights of the colonists.

11. Which group felt the colonies did not need independence? Loyalists

A major colonial weapons storehouse {Concord} 12. On the night of April 18, 1775, a force of 700 British soldiers left Boston in search of what? Where was it supposed to located? A major colonial weapons storehouse {Concord}

13. What did Congress do as Washington prepared to lead colonists against the British? Wrote the Olive Branch Petition as a last-ditch attempt at peace.

14. How did the Declaration of Independence raise questions about slavery? Its message was not consistent with the practice of slavery.

15. Why did thousands of African-American slaves sign on with the British Army? The British offered freedom to any slave who served in their army.

16. Why was winning the battle in Trenton, New Jersey so important to George Washington? The one-year contract many of his soldiers were fighting under was due to expire, and he knew soldiers would not reinlist in a losing army.

17. Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots? The Patriots gained the support of France and Spain.

18. Why was the winter at Valley Forge such a difficult time for the Continental Army? The army lacked protection and supplies.

19. Why was Marquis de Lafayette interested in the American Revolution? He believed in the rights of all nations to govern themselves.

20. What challenges at sea did the Patriots face? They had too few ships to fight large battles against the British.

21. Why did the British set their sights on the South? Fighters in the northern colonies were giving the British unanticipated difficulty. Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia had large populations of pro-British loyalists. Slaves could be turned against the colonists with guns and a promise of freedom.

22. What were the results of the 1783 Treaty of Paris? America’s borders were set The war was officially over The colonies became the United States of America

23. During George Washington’s time spent in the Continental Army, what one word did he use to describe that time? Glorious

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