7. The War for America, 1775

Quiz for Making Historical Arguments: How Did “New Media” Push Forward the Declaration of Independence?

Choose the best answer to each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. Which city’s newspapers proved most influential during the events leading up to the American Revolution?

New York City

Boston

Richmond

Philadelphia

2. How did the members of the Second Continental Congress respond to British attempts to control the royal postal system?

They created their own postal system.

They attacked Loyalists who worked for the royal postal system.

They set up roadblocks to stop the flow of mail.

They cut funding for the royal postal system.

3. Which of the following was an activity of Boston’s committee of correspondence?

Sending political broadsides to various towns

Organizing boycotts against British goods

Harassing loyalist printers in Boston

Printing the Declaration of Independence

4. How did news coverage in the colonies shift during the Revolutionary period?

Newspapers covered less local news to avoid angering British officials.

Newspapers covered more local news.

News came from private correspondence rather than from newspapers.

The British suppressed most colonial newspapers, prohibiting them from printing.

5. How did the Declaration of Independence gain support on the ground from colonists?

The Continental Congress sent early drafts of the Declaration to all major cities.

Speakers traveled throughout the colonies explaining the Declaration of Independence.

Towns held town meetings to debate and discuss the issue of independence.

The Continental Congress forced people to accept the Declaration of Independence.