American 1 2.5

Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord

All colonies were represented at the First Continental Congress EXCEPT -

• Pennsylvania
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• South Carolina

Who wrote "Common Sense" that challenged the colonists to fight for independence? 

• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Paine 
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson 

The Olive Branch Petition was written as a last attempt at …

• Freedom 
• Philadelphia
• Loyalty 
• Rebellion 

This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutral
• British 

Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.

• Patriot
• Loyalist
• Yes man
• Neutral

Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts
• Sugar Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Stamp Acts

How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?

• Dressed up like Native Americans
• Boston Massacre
• Dumped tea into Boston harbor
• Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea

This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Tea Act