1. PATRIOTS VS LOYALISTS

2.  The colonists should help pay Great Britain for the French and Indian war debt.  “No Taxation without Representation” is a false argument.  The colonists should have total control over who taxes them (colonial assemblies or Parliament).  The colonists should have total control over how tax money is spent.

3.  The colonists can defeat Great Britain because they have home-ground advantage.  The colonists cannot win a war with Great Britain because the British have the most powerful army and navy in the world.  Should the colonists win a war with Great Britain, they will not have the capacity to defend themselves against France and Spain in North America.  The colonists do not have the money to form and maintain a national army and navy.

4.  Being part of the British empire gives the colonists access to goods from all over the world.  Should the colonists win a war with Great Britain, it will be difficult to develop international trade relations and thus the economy will suffer.  The colonists have a secure market in Great Britain for their goods and raw materials.

5.  An increase in control by the British government should not alone justify going to war.  An imperfect situation is better than the unknown.  If the war is lost, some of the most intelligent, respected leaders in the colonies will be hanged.

6.  The colonist’s rights as English subjects are limited by the English bill of rights.  The Patriots have exaggerated problems with Great Britain.  The colonists have repeatedly petitioned the King and Parliament to hear their grievances, but were either ignored or answered with more British control.

7.  As John Locke stated, government is a contract. The king has failed to uphold his end of the contract as the protector of the colonies.  Britain has allowed the colonists more rights and privileges than any other nation on earth. The Patriots act like spoiled children expecting more and giving less than those in Great Britain.  The King is chosen by God. Treason against the King is treason against God.  The colonists basic rights are being eroded. They are no longer guaranteed trials at the place of the crime and troops are being quartered in their homes.

8. Benjamin Franklin’s Join or Die cartoon was one of the first political cartoons in history. Which of the following describes Franklins meaning with this cartoon? a.Patriots must stick together to defeat the British b.Patriots were “snakes” for going up against their home country. c.Britain is going to cut up the Patriots like a snake d.Patriots are like the poison from a snake and must be defeated.

9. . The event in the drawing shows colonial protest to which of the following? a.Stamp Act c. Townshend Acts b.Tea Act d. Intolerable Acts

10. The drawing represents which of these events? a.Boston Tea Party b.Battle of Bunker Hill c.Boston Massacre d.Battle of Saratoga