British Colonies 1763/1776

This type of "soldier" was more highly trained than the other colonial militia members

• minuteman
• rebel
• red coat
• loyalist

What did the Battle of Bunker Hill show the British?

• colonists weren't smart enough to win a battle against them
• British soldiers would easily beat the colonists
• Red Coats were smarter than the colonial militia
• colonists wouldn't be easy to defeat in battle

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• Red Coats
• Militia
• Minute Men
• Loyalists

What was the first official battle of the Revolutionary War?

• French and Indian War
• Battle of Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Lexington

What is the main reason the colonial militia win the battle at Concord?

• they had greater numbers 
• they had more guns than the red coats
• they were more highly trained
• they were prepared because of the messengers

The British Soldiers were also called_______________

• Red Coats
• militia
• loyalists
• Blue Coats

Another word for the colonial rebels was_____________

• patriots
• loyalists
• royalists
• minutemen

At the Battle of Lexington, who won?

• Minutemen
• Colonial Militia
• British Soldiers
• Patriots

Following the Boston Tea Party, British soldiers were sent to Boston and given the following order.

• search all homes for smuggled goods 
• arrest all rebels who protest
• collect taxes from colonists for all goods
• destroy all weapons and ammunition of the colonial militia

The first meeting where the colonies united together to make decisions was called____________________.

• continental congress
• assembly
• parliament
• declaration of independence