Social Studies- Chapter 7 Test

How did the Second Continental Congress try to peacefully solve its conflict with Britain?

• It sent the king the Olive Branch Petition.

• It formed the Continental Congress.

• It agreed to fight for independence.

• It appointed George Washington as its commander in chief.

When did the delegates to the Second Continental Congress decide to fight for independence?

• When the king ordered them to pay taxes.

• When the British soldiers marched to Concord.

• When the king refused to read their petition.

• When the king imprisoned many Patriots.

Why did the British soldiers go to Concord in 1775?

• to meet with Loyalists

• to arrest Patriots

• to seize Patriots weapons

• to capture Paul Revere

What prevented the British from arriving in Concord?

• The king ordered them to stop.

• The Patriots battled them in Lexington.

• The Patriots captured them in Boston.

• They were told to go to Lexington instead.

In Lexington who started the fighting on April 19, 1775?

• Paul Revere

• British soldiers

• Patriots

• No one knows who fired first.

Which document inspired many colonists to fight for independence?

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the document that inspired colonists to declare their independence?

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

Why is the Declaration of Independence so important in United States history?

• It made the country free from British rule.

• It began the Revolutionary War, which led to independence.

• Without it King George III would have ignored the colonists.

• In it the United States declared its independence.

Which famous American was not a signer of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson