multiple choice

Which of the following most accurately describes the change in American public opinion between January 1774 and July 1776?

It changed from a desire for reconciliation to a decision for independence

In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine defended the idea of American Independence on the grounds that

People should not pledge allegiance to a king and a corrupt government

Statement: "The new state constitutions enacted during the Revolutionary War reflect the Patriots' emphasis on individual liberty." Each of the following actions supports this statement EXCEPT:

Providing for separation of church and state

Which of the following is a correct statement about the United States at the end of the Revolutionary War?

The central government was stronger than any state government

Which of the following most accurately describes those Americans who fought on the British side in the American Revolution?

They came from all groups and classes

Which of the following sources would be most useful in researching a paper entitled "Arguments for Independence, 1776"?

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

The Battle of Saratoga had all of the following consequences EXCEPT

encouraged the British to grant most of the American demands

The first Continental Congress was a reaction to

passage of the Intolerable Acts

As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the United States gained all of the following EXCEPT

the territory of Florida