Author Question: The Declaration and Resolves passed at the Continental Congress in 1774 committed the colonies to: ... (Read 67 times)

plus1 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

As a result of the fighting at Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill:

A) heavy British casualties ended the possibility of reconciliation.
B) the colonists almost gave up hope of a military solution.
C) the British offered the Olive Branch Petition seeking peace.
D) the colonists won two major victories.

Question 2

Among the early actions taken by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 were all of the following EXCEPT:

A) appointing Benjamin Franklin postmaster general
B) declaring independence from Great Britain
C) appealing to the king to prevent further hostilities
D) creating a Continental Army to defend the colonies

Question 3

A member of a Committee of Observation and Safety in 1775 had responsibility for:

A) informing British officials of colonial smuggling.
B) promoting British imports in the colonies.
C) enforcing economic sanctions against Great Britain.
D) reporting on the activities of radical colonial leaders.

Question 4

The Declaration and Resolves passed at the Continental Congress in 1774 committed the colonies to:

A) independent government under the Constitution.
B) immediate military action against the British.
C) economic sanctions prohibiting importation and consumption of British goods and export of colonial goods to other parts of the empire.
D) peacefully submitting to British rule.