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Chapter 4 "Shots and Speeches" reading questions

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Read chapter 4 "Shots and Speeches" on pages 30-39.  Answer the following questions. 

Question 1

1.

Why were the British generals worried when the colonial militia set up a series of cannons overlooking Boston Harbor? (page 30)

Question 2

2.

Do you think the Battle of Bunker Hill was a victory or a defeat for the British troops? Use text evidence to support your answer. Write your answer in complete sentences. (page 32)

Question 3

3.

The members of the Second Continental Congress were positive about going to war with Great Britain.

True

False

Question 4

4.

Use textual evidence to explain your answer to question 3. (page 33)

Question 5

5.

Thomas Paine believed that

Britain should rule over the colonies

One person should be in charge of the country

All men are equal

Britain has a right to be angry with the colonies

Question 6

6.

Thomas Pain wanted a _______ form of government - a government made up of elected representatives.

Question 7

7.

What does the Declaration of Independence outline?

a plan to declare war on Britain

reasons the colonists want to be free from Britain

a list of people that are in charge of the colonies

reasons to support Britain

Question 8

8.

The text says, "Jefferson wrote specific ideals that he and his fellow colonists wholeheartedly believed to be true," Look at the quote from Thomas Jefferson on page 36, and find a word in the opening line that means the same as ideals or beliefs.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the persuit of Happiness."