Question

lesson quiz 4 - 9
directions: multiple choice indicate the answer choice that best answers the question.
\the time is arrived to display the same sentiments thoughts which animated us at the beginning of the revolution when we renounced gave up the use of teas.... let us be engaged to offer the homage respect of our gratitude at the altar of military valor, and you, our brave deliverers... receive with a free hand our offering.\
—esther de berdt reed, from \the sentiments of an american woman,\ 1780

1. esther de berdt reed helped raise money for the war effort. this excerpt is from a handbill she wrote near the end of the war. to which prewar protest does she refer?

a. burning effigies of tax collectors c. seizing property owned by loyalists
b. boycotting british goods d. refusing to quarter british soldiers

1. according to the excerpt, what is one way women contributed to the patriot cause?

a. they offered moral and financial support to the troops.
b. they served as spies for the continental army.
c. they wrote letters to officials demanding an end to the war.
d. they provided food and lodging to tired soldiers.
\a patriot mob surrounded our house, broke the shutters and the glass of the windows, and were coming in, none but forlorn abandoned women here. we for a time listened for their attacks in fear and trembling till, finding them grow more loud and violent, not knowing what to do, we ran into the yard.\
—anna rawle, from \a loyalists account of certain occurrences in philadelphia after cornwalliss surrender at yorktown,\ 1781

1. in this excerpt, loyalist anna rawle describes the situation at her philadelphia home shortly after the american victory at yorktown in 1781. based on the excerpt, which conclusion is most valid?

a. patriots drove out many loyalists from the colonies.
b. loyalists largely escaped the hardships of the war.
c. patriot mobs forced loyalists to celebrate victories alongside them.
d. loyalists sometimes felt threatened by their patriot neighbors.

1. what can you infer from this excerpt?

a. even loyalists admired american soldiers because they fought for freedom.
b. all americans wanted to end british rule of the colonies.
c. the subject of independence from great britain created division among american colonists.
d. most loyalists were peaceful, while most patriots were violent.
directions: short answer answer the following question in 1 - 2 paragraphs.

1. what hardships did esther de berdt reed and anna rawle face before and during the revolutionary war? would either have considered the war as advancing their own liberty? explain.

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the american revolution

Explanation:

1. The text mentions "renounced [gave up] the use of teas", which relates to boycotting British goods (a pre - war protest).
2. The excerpt says "offer the homage [respect] of our gratitude at the altar of military valor... receive with a free hand our offering", indicating moral and financial support.
3. Anna Rawle describes a Patriot mob attacking her home, showing that Loyalists sometimes felt threatened.
4. The existence of Patriots and Loyalists (as seen in the excerpts) shows that the subject of independence created division.

Answer:

1. B. boycotting British goods
2. A. They offered moral and financial support to the troops.
3. D. Loyalists sometimes felt threatened by their Patriot neighbors.
4. C. The subject of independence from Great Britain created division among American colonists.