Ch. 5 Lesson 2: The Revolution Begins

What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?

• Minutemen
• Traitors
• Militia
• Loyalists

Who were the Minutemen?

• Patriots who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• Hessians who were ready to fight at a minutes notice

Who fired "the shot heard round the world?"

• the British
• the minutemen
• it is a mystery!

Why did a British army march on Lexington and Concord?

• To stop Native Americans from attacking colonists

• To force the French off of land Britain had won in the French and Indian War

• To collect a stockpile of weapons

• To arrest Patrick Henry

Who warned that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere and William Dawes

• B, Patrick Henry, and George Washington

• Paul Revere, Patrick Henry,

• Thomas Gage, , and Paul Revere

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WAS AT

• CULPER'S HILL IN PHILADELPHIA

• THE STATEHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA

• CARPENTER'S HALL IN PHILADELPHIA

• JUNIPER STREET IN PHILADELPHIA

THE 2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WAS LED BY...

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

• JOHN HANCOCK

• GEORGE WASHINGTON

On July 4, 1776, THE 2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

• issued the Declaration of Independence

• passed the Flag Resolution for an official United States Flag

• established the Continental Army.

• signed the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following founding fathers wrote the LARGEST signature on the Declaration of Independence?

• Patrick Henry

• John Hancock

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

If captured by the British, what was the punishment for signing the Declaration of Independence?

• life sentence

• death by hanging

• exile on an empty island

• death by drowning