Revolution and Independence

What was the result of the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• Peace was made with England
• Colonists decided to separate from England
• Britain collected all the colonist's ammunition
• Paul Revere became the first president

What is a milita?

• professional soldiers
• King George III's troops
• average people volunteering to serve as soldiers
• people killed in the Boston massacre

What is the name of the meeting to talk about American interests and breaking free from British control?

• Continental Congress
• Declaration of Independence
• Milita
• Boston Tea Party

At which Continental Congress meeting did the representatives form the Continental Army and send a petition to the King for peace?

• First Continental Congress
• Second Continental Congress

The colonists' request for peace with England in exchange for protection of rights was called

• The Minutemen Act
• The King George Act
• Olive Branch Petition
• Thomas Paine's Petition

Why was "the shot heard round the world" important?

• It was really loud
• it was how Paul Revere got people's attention
• it marked the start of the Revolution
• it represented all the deaths in the war

Why is Bunker Hill important?

• Redcoats learned that they would not have an easy victory over the colonists
• It was a nice place to visit
• It was where Paul Revere road to
• That is the place where the colonists dumped tea 

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Paul Revere
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• King George

Which of the following is not one of the 4 parts of the Declaration?

• The Olive Branch Petition
• Preamble
• Resolution of Independence
• List of Grievances

What day was the Declaration of Independence ratified (or signed and finished)?

• November 11, 1944
• July 4, 1776
• December 10, 1772
• October 5, 2017