Search Header Logo
2nd Continental Congress

2nd Continental Congress

Assessment

Presentation

Social Studies

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

Created by

Jonah Butts

Used 42+ times

FREE Resource

10 Slides • 14 Questions

1

2nd Continental Congress

Slide image

2

Before we jump into the 2nd Continental Congress lets see who can remember what happened at the first one.

3

Multiple Choice

Who wanted “War “ instead of making peace with the Great Britain?

1

Samuel Adams

2

Patrick Henry

3

John Dickison

4

Multiple Choice

What colony was NOT involved with “1st Continental Congress”?

1

Florida

2

Pennsylvania

3

Georgia

4

Delaware

5

Multiple Choice

What date did the meeting occur ?

1

October 5th

2

September 24th

3

September 5th

4

August 1 st

6

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress met in 1774 and discussed all of the following except:

1

negotiating an alliance with Natives

2

negotiate a peaceful solution with Great Britain

3

banning trade with Great Britain and protesting unfair taxes

4

training troops in each colony

7

Slide image

8

Open Ended

What do you think happens?

9

Slide image

10

Slide image

11

Slide image

12

Slide image

13

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of 'olive branch'?

1

An ancient symbol of peace.

2

A wall made of earth or stone.

3

A person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.

4

A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.

14

Multiple Choice

A ________ is a person who speaks for a group of people.
1
colonist
2
king
3
representative
4
soldier

15

Multiple Choice

The __________ were colonists that supported independence from Britain.

1

militia

2

Loyalists

3

Patriots

4

minutemen

16

Multiple Choice

Which Continental Congress demanded the repeal of 13 Acts by Parliament? 
1
First
2
Second
3
Third
4
None

17

Multiple Choice

Why were both Continental Congress held? 
1
To vote for the first president
2
To decide when to go to war with Great Britain
3
To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great Britain 
4
To write the Constitution

18

Multiple Choice

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army?

1

Abraham Lincoln

2

Alexander Hamilton

3

George Washington

4

Benjamin Franklin

19

Multiple Choice

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army?

1

Abraham Lincoln

2

Alexander Hamilton

3

George Washington

4

Benjamin Franklin

20

Slide image

21

Multiple Choice

In which city does the Second Continental Congress meet?
1
Boston
2
New York
3
Philadelphia
4
Charleston

22

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of 'commander in chief'?

1

An ancient symbol of peace.

2

A wall made of earth or stone.

3

A person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.

4

A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.

23

Slide image

24

Slide image

2nd Continental Congress

Slide image

Show answer

Auto Play

Slide 1 / 24

SLIDE