Question

before the war broke out, patriots and loyalists argued their cases in newspaper articles and in speeches. read the two excerpts from texts from 1775. then follow the instructions below. daniel leonard, writing under the name \massachusettensis\ in 1775: do you expect to conquer in war? war is no longer a simple, but an intricate science, not to be learned from books or two or three campaigns, but from long experience. . . . his majestys generals . . . are possessed of every talent requisite to great commanders. intricate: complex requisite: necessary patrick henry, speech before the virginia assembly in 1775: sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the god of nature has placed in our power. three millions of people armed in the holy cause of liberty . . . are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. invincible: cannot be defeated each row contains a fact about the thirteen colonies in 1775. read each fact. then decide who would use the fact as a piece of evidence for his argument. the british army had more military resources than the colonies. women contributed to the patriot and loyalist causes in many ways. over three - quarters of colonists were patriots.

Explanation:

Leonard emphasizes the strength of the British military, so the fact that the British army had more military resources supports his argument. Neither Leonard nor Henry mention women's contributions in the given texts. And the fact about the proportion of Patriots among colonists is not relevant to either of their presented arguments.

Answer:

The British army had more military resources than the colonies: Leonard
Women contributed to the Patriot and Loyalist causes in many ways: Neither
Over three - quarters of colonists were Patriots: Neither