To Declare Independence or Not

Freedom from another country or government.

• freedom

• independence

• patriot

• loyalist

Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutralists

Colonist who argued in favor of independence from Britain.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Neutralists

Colonist who were undecided about independence from Britain.

• Patriots

• Neutralists

• Loyalists

Which of the following colonists would most likely have agreed with this statement: "The king of England knows what is best for the colonies"?

• Thomas Hutchinson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• a neutral colonist

Which of the following colonist would most likely have agreed with this statement: "Britain and the king are too far away to know what is best for the colonies"?

• Johnathan Boucher

• Lord Dunmore

• Mercy Otis Warren

• a neutral colonist

Which of the following colonist would most likely agreed with this statement: "I'm not sure who knows what is best for the colonies, but I don't want to see a war between Britain and the colonies"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Lord Dunmore

• a neutral colonist

A successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies more fairly.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Lord Dunmore

• Mercy Otis Warren

Governor of Virginia who attacked the homes and plantations of Patriots and promised to free any slaves who would fight against the Patriots.

• Lord Dunmore

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Hutchinson

Governor of Massachusetts who strictly enforced the Stamp Act

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Hutchinson

• Johnathan Boucher

• Benjamin Franklin