Chapter 4: SHOTS AND SPEECHES

The British generals thought the ___________ might be able to fire on the British ships in the harbor below and sink some of them.

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The militia ran out of __________ and was forced to retreat after the British soldiers’ third attack.

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For the British Troops, the Battle of Bunker Hill was both a _________for having achieved the goal of driving the militia off the hill, and a defeat for having lost more soldiers than the colonial militia.

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Why were the members of the Second Continental Congress, as well as many of the people whom they represented, still undecided about going to war with Britain?

• They issued paper money, set up a postal service, and appointed genrals.

• Many were in favor of a peaceful solution, believing they could “patch things up” rather than go to war.

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Why did Thomas Paine believe “that monarchy was a foolish way to run a country?

• He believed all men were equal and therefore that a whole country should not be ruled by one man.

• Kings and Queens were not well prepared to rule a country. They were uneducated people.

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What form of government did Thomas Paine recommend to replace a monarchy?

• Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense.

• A republic; a government made up of elected representatives.

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What does Paine mean when he calls for a “final separation”?

• Independence from Great Britain.

• Independence from France.

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What does the Declaration of Independence outline?

• Reasons why the colonists wanted the independence from France.

• Reasons why the colonists wanted the independence from Great Britain.

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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. That word is ____________

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. Jefferson wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident . . .” In this sentence, the word self-evident means the truths require no proof or explanation. The first truth, or belief, is that all men are created equal. What does this first truth mean?

• That all people are born with the same rights.

• That all people are born with different rights.

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