Question

True or False: Would the colonies gain independence from Britain if they joined the Confederation?

a) True
b) False

Answer 1

The statement about colonies gaining independence through a confederation is misleading. The term refers to the Articles of Confederation, which came after independence. Exercises clarify various truths and falsehoods about colonial policies and attitudes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question regards whether the colonies would gain independence from Britain if they joined the Confederation is somewhat misleading. The term 'Confederation' in the context of the American Revolution typically refers to the union of the colonies under the Articles of Confederation, which occurred after they declared independence from Britain. Whether the colonies would gain independence was not directly a result of joining a confederation but rather the outcome of the Revolutionary War and their united stand against British rule.

Regarding the specific exercises mentioned:

1. In the Conciliatory Proposition, Britain did not give in to most of the demands of the American colonists. This statement is false.
2. Colonists' self-sufficiency: It is false that most colonists in eighteenth-century North America were largely self-sufficient and did not need to import consumer goods from Britain. They were, in fact, quite reliant on imported goods.
3. Colonists and taxation: The statement that the colonists did not necessarily object to the principle of taxation, but rather how the tax money would be applied, is true.
4. The sense of common identity among colonists being a legacy of the French and Indian War is a true statement.
5. Iroquois Confederacy's neutrality: Not all tribes in the Iroquois Confederacy maintained neutrality during the Revolutionary War; thus, this statement is false.
6. Indian tribes supporting the British: It is true that most Indian tribes and nations supported the British because they feared greater land loss through American expansion.
7. Adoption of state constitutions during the Revolutionary War leading to the creation of republics is a true statement.
8. Colonial governors' veto power: It is true that colonial governors possessed the right to veto legislation passed by the colonial assemblies.