The Revolution Begins

Which of the following events occurred after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775? George Washington became commander of the American army and began to organize it. George Washington resigned as president of the colonies so he could take over the army. George Washington attended the Second Continental Congress to declare war on Britain. George Washington launched a second attack on Bunker Hill and was able to win control of it.

Read the excerpt below. 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, 1776 Based on the excerpt, what does Paine argue about the American desire for independence? It is universal. It only concerns Britain. It is different from other countries. It is overly complicated.

Why did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense? to convince Britain it could not govern the colonies well to let foreign countries know the colonies were ready to fight Britain to convince colonists that the colonies should become independent to force Southern colonies to support Northern ones in the coming war

Read the excerpt below. But the most powerful of all arguments, is, that nothing but independence . . . can keep the peace of the continent and preserve it . . . from civil wars. —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 Based on the excerpt, what does Paine suggest about American independence? It will prevent Britain from getting into more wars. It will help Britain rule the European continent. It cannot win a civil war with the colonies. It is the only way to keep peace in the colonies.

In Common Sense, Paine suggested that American independence from Britain was inevitable. impossible. uncertain. illegal.

The Second Continental Congress chose to send the Olive Branch Petition to the king instead of Parliament because Parliament had passed laws the colonists considered unfair . Parliament had offered to address their complaints. Parliament refused to receive petitions from colonists. Parliament was already on the side of the colonists.

The Siege of Boston, which began in 1775, ended in 1776 when the Continental army left Boston. the British allowed supplies to enter Boston. the British were forced to leave Boston. the Olive Branch Petition was signed.

Read the excerpt below. 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, 1776 Based on the excerpt, Paine recommends that Americans refuse to pay taxes to the British government. conduct business without regulations. write a constitution while the chance exists. leave American independence to chance.

When it met in May of 1775, the Second Continental Congress focused on how to respond to the Prohibitory Act. whether to begin fighting against Britain. whether to declare independence from Britain. how to address grievances from colonists.

According to Common Sense, Britain could not effectively rule the American colonies because there were big differences in religion. the colonies were too large and far away. the British navy could not protect them. Britain had too few resources.