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Quiz for Document 6–4: Daniel Leonard, To the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, 1774–1775

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. How did loyalist lawyer Daniel Leonard characterize the patriots?

As pitiful lowlifes

As disobedient and self-deceived

As men ahead of their time

As ruthless and dumb savages

2. How did Leonard think the patriots had affected everyday life in the colonies?

He commended them that everyday life remained peaceful and unaffected thus far.

They had sent everyday life into chaos, and now people struggled to complete even the most basic tasks.

He was upset but admitted that only a few businesses had been affected by the patriots’ activity.

He denounced their violent riots.

3. According to Leonard, what was the colonies’ relationship with Great Britain like?

The colonial officials were corrupt, but the king and Parliament treated the colonies well.

Taxes were too high, but they did not warrant a rebellion.

Great Britain had always been kind and generous as a parent is to a child.

Great Britain could have treated the colonies more fairly, but it was not as bad as the patriots contended.