Which of the following was not a source of misgivings in the colonies over the prospect of a complete break with Britain?
A. continuing pride over membership in the British empire
B. the possibility that a move for independence would meet with crushing defeat
C. apprehension over the social turmoil that such a rebellion might unleash
D. fear that England's withdrawal from North America would leave the former colonies open to frontier conflict with the Spanish
You might also like to view...
Lincoln rejected the Crittenden compromise because _______
A) he wanted to avoid war with the South B) war was by then inevitable C) extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific would solve the slavery issue D) the firing on Fort Sumter had begun the war E) he felt he had a mandate to oppose slavery
__________ was the author of Two Treatises of Government.
a. John Locke b. Edmund Burke c. Benjamin Franklin d. Thomas Paine
Which of the following states offered free blacks the most rights?
A) Pennsylvania B) New Jersey C) Massachusetts D) New York
The decision to send British troops to Boston in 1768 was largely due to
a. Lord North's desire to precipitate a crisis in Massachusetts. b. Indian raids against Massachusetts colonists. c. the riot that followed the seizure of the Liberty by customs officials. d. the decision by the North ministry to use force to suspend the Massachusetts assembly.