American Revolutionary War

What does minutemen mean?

• A man who likes to count minutes.
• A soldier that counts the time when when the war is going on to see how long the war lasts.
• Someone in a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready at a minutes notice.
• A type of time in Japan.

Where did the Second Continental Congress meet?

• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Washington D.C.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolutionary war fired?

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Charleston
• Lexington

When did the Second Continental Congress meet?

• May 10, 1775
• March 29, 1893
• August 16, 1769
• October 3, 1842

What is a guerilla?

• Traditionally trained soldiers 
• A British war base
• A soldier who isn’t officially enlisted in the war but fights for a cause
• A gorilla doctor

What’s the Battle of Monmouth?

• A battle near and in Monmouth
• A battle that destroyed all of Monmouth
• A battle caused by General Monmouth
• A battle caused by General John C. Traxxos which resulted in a loss

The first fight broke out when British soldiers...

• tried to prevent an American invasion in Canada.
• defended Breed's Hill.
• sought safety by fleeing Boston.
• marched to Concord to destroy weapons.

When war was certainly upon the Americans, the Second Continental Congress...

• elected Washington to command the new Continetal Army.
• sent King George III the Olive Branch Petition.
• failed to meet as planned.
• made a plan of surrender.

The British left Boston in March 1776 because...

• they had to send the troops to help protect Quebec.
• the Americans had built a fort on Breed's Hill.
• minutemen had fired on them as they retreated from Concord.
• Washington's troops surrounded the city with canons.

The Second Continental Congress declared independence because...

• southern delegates wanted to protect the slavery system.
• the king had failed to protect Americans' rights.
• most Americans demanded it.
• they were faithful to king and country.