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But when a long train of abuses and usurpations… it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Read this passage from the Declaration of Independence. Which of the following actions does the passage justify?

Benedict Arnold worked secretly for Great Britain.
Benjamin Franklin served as ambassador to France.
John Adams helped make peace with the British after the Revolution.
George Washington led the Continental Army.
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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What was one reason that Patriots were more willing to go to war with Britain than the Loyalists?

Loyalists believed Great Britain safeguarded their religious rights in the colonies.
Loyalists believed American representatives in Parliament were corrupt.
Patriots had closer political and business ties to transatlantic trade with Great Britain.
Patriots were more likely than Loyalists to believe in the idea of consent of the governed.
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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Why were Loyalists willing to support continued British rule but Patriots were not?

Loyalists believed the British government protected their rights, but Patriots disagreed.
Loyalists usually had close personal ties to Great Britain, but Patriots did not.
Patriots argued that citizens must give up freedoms to ensure security, but Loyalists disagreed.
Patriots were well educated about political and economic ideas, but Loyalists were not.
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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Which important Revolutionary-era document did George Mason write?

Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Federalist Papers
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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Taxation without representation is tyranny.

Why did James Otis make this statement?

He believed that America's representatives in Parliament were corrupt.
He was a Loyalist who supported British taxes after the war with France.
He believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament.
He was the head of the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence.
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Answer 1

The passage from the Declaration of Independence supports the action of George Washington leading the Continental Army to combat oppression. Patriots desired war more than Loyalists due to their belief in self-governance. George Mason is credited with writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights. James Otis protested against taxation without representation as a form of tyranny.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage from the Declaration of Independence quoted in the question justifies taking action against a government perceived as oppressive and not protecting the natural rights of the people, thus the correct answer is that George Washington led the Continental Army. The passage suggests that it is both a right and a duty for people to overthrow a government that commits a long train of abuses and usurpations.

Patriots were more likely to go to war with Britain than Loyalists because they were more inclined to believe in the idea of consent of the governed, pursuant to the Enlightenment principles of government and personal rights.

Loyalists supported continued British rule because they believed the British government protected their rights, unlike the Patriots who felt their rights were being infringed upon.

The important Revolutionary-era document that George Mason wrote was the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

James Otis declared that 'Taxation without representation is tyranny' because he believed that without a vote in Parliament, American colonists were being unjustly taxed and therefore lived under tyrannical rule.