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Read this quotation.I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. . . . Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776One argument for independence in this quotation is that

A
Britain’s taxes are too high.
B
Britain is isolating the colonies.
C
the colonies do not need Britain.
D
Britain is taking American property.
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Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?

A
They wanted the king to know they were ready to fight a war.
B
They hoped the king would replace Parliament.
C
They wanted to remain loyal to the king.
D
They hoped the king would believe that the colonies could win a war.
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How did the Battle of Bunker Hill impact colonists?

A
Confidence was built as the revolution began.
B
Worries grow as people were unsure of the colonial army’s abilities.
C
High casualty rates weakened the colonial army.
D
Costs increased a new weapons were needed after the loss.
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Thomas Paine argued in Common Sense that

A
colonists should not have to pay taxes to the British.
B
all types of government are unreasonable.
C
monarchy is a dangerous type of government.
D
the British should overthrow their king.
5

Soon after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, George Washington

A
became commander of the American army and began to organize it.
B
resigned as president of the colonies so he could take over the army.
C
attended the Second Continental Congress to declare war on Britain.
D
launched a second attack on Bunker Hill and took control of the hill.
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Read this quotation.In England a King hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which, in plain terms, is to empoverish the nation.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776In this quotation, Paine suggests that the king’s actions

A
make Britain poorer.
B
make Britain look foolish.
C
force Americans to fight in wars.
D
take land from other nations.
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The Siege of Boston, which began in 1775, ended when

A
the Continental army left Boston in March of 1776.
B
the British allowed supplies into the city in March of 1776.
C
the British were forced out of the city in March of 1776.
D
the Olive Branch Petition was sent in July of 1775.
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Read this quotation.A government of our own is our natural right . . . 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, 1776In this quotation, Paine recommends

A
refusing to pay taxes to the British government.
B
doing business without regulations.
C
forming a government while the chance exists.
D
leaving American independence to chance.
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Read this quotation.The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind . . . The laying a Country desolate with Fire and Sword, declaring War against the natural rights of all Mankind . . . is the Concern of every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling.—Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776In this quotation, Paine argues that the American desire for independence is

A
universal, or shared by everyone.
B
only the concern of Britain and the colonies.
C
different from those of people in other countries.
D
too complicated for most people to understand.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 was considered a victory for the Continental army because

A
the Americans maintained their control of Bunker Hill.
B
the British army sustained heavy casualties.
C
the Americans forced British soldiers to retreat to Boston.
D
the British army was forced to use most of its ammunition.

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