11. According to Thomas Paine's point of view in Common Sense, why did colonists not owe the British for their help? A. The British had not actually done anything to help the colonists. B. The British wanted to go to war with America.  C. The British had helped the colonists only to profit from America. D. The British were attempting to put the colonists in poverty. 12 . American colonists felt they were subject to tyrannical King. As a result, which of the following elements did they put in the Declaration of Independence

A. grievances against the king and an announcement they would establish a republic based upon the consent of the governed
B. a Bill of Rights and an announcement they would establish a republic based upon the consent of the governed
C. an o icial request of the king for permission to allow them to govern themselves  D. a Bill of Rights and a method to establish three branches of government

13. Which actions by the British and the southern Loyalists caused many colonists to side with the Patriots?  
A.conducting raids on the major supply ports along the coast
B. killing innocent colonists in the western frontier  C. Establishing alliances with southern Native American groups
D. carrying out brutal attacks during the campaign in the Carolinas

14. When did the French decide to send to the American Revolutionary War

A. after er the Battle of Saratoga  B. after the Battle of Concord  C. after the Battle of Lexington  D. after the Second Continental Congress  

15. Why is it important for women to take on the on the work of the men who were fighting in the revolution

A. to maintain the jobs for their husbands for their return
B. to show their support for the Patriots’ cause  c. to ensure the survival of their families and the troops  D. to prevent the loss of property to the British government

The answer is: D. The British were attempting to put the colonists in poverty. A. Grievances against the king and an announcement they would establish a republic based upon the consent of the governed. A. Conducting raids on the major supply ports along the coast. A. After the Battle of Saratoga. C. to ensure the survival of their families and the troops.

Explanation:

11.) By generalizing the dissatisfaction of the colonies, Paine encouraged rational ideas, called by him of "common sense", criticizing the excessive taxes decreed by His Majesty's government as unfair and economically wrong, favoring smuggling and corruption.

12.) The settlers expose about 25 specific grievances that accuse the British monarch.

The Representatives of the United States of America, convened in the General Congress, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, in the name and for the authority of the good people of these Colonies, we solemnly make public and declare: That these United Colonies they are, and must be by law, Free and Independent States; that they are free from all loyalty to the British Crown, and that all political ties between them and the State of Great Britain remain and must be completely dissolved; and that, as Free or Independent States, they have full power to make war, to establish peace, to establish alliances, to establish commerce and to carry out the acts and providences to which the independent States are entitled.

13.) The British Parliament had imposed a series of taxes such as the Seal Law of 1765, and later the Tea Act of 1773, against which a multitude of angry settlers protested in the Tea Mutiny by throwing tea boxes in the Boston Harbor .

14.) After the Patriots captured a British invasion force that moved from Canada in the 1777 Saratoga campaign, France entered the war as an ally of the US, and added the Netherlands and Spain as French allies

15.) Beyond being good mothers and wives, beyond the home and being defenders of morality, women participated in independence struggles as workers, spies, combatants, conspirators, troop aides, advocates of political gatherings and the revolution that would serve as the basis for independence movements, etc.

The answer is: D. The British were attempting to put the colonists in poverty. A. Grievances against the king and an announcement they would establish a republic based upon the consent of the governed. A. Conducting raids on the major supply ports along the coast. A. After the Battle of Saratoga. C. to ensure the survival of their families and the troops.