PEP Week 5 War for Independence (CCMS4)

The colonists that remained loyal to the king were called _________________.

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

The ______________________ was a secret organization that was created in the 13 colonies to fight for the rights of the colonists.

• Sons of Liberty

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

_______________________ was the creator of the “Join, or Die” political cartoon.

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• Intolerable Acts

The _____________________ were laws that the British government passed to punish the colonists for the __________________________.

• Intolerable Acts; Boston Tea Party

• Sons of Liberty; Redcoats

• John Hancock; Redcoats

The _____________________ were soldiers who fought against the Patriots.

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

• Benjamin Franklin

________________________ was the President of Congress when he signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

• Sons of Liberty

Colonists that wanted the colonies to become a country separate from Great Britain were called ___________.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Minutemen

Who were the men that could be ready to fight in a “minute’s notice” during the American Revolution?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Minutemen

The __________________ organized the Boston Tea Party.

• Minutemen

• Sons of Liberty

• Colonists

The ___________________ was a document adopted by the Continental Congress declaring the 13 colonies would no longer be under British rule.

• U.S. Constitution

• Continental Agreement

• Declaration of Independence