Revolution Begins

Where did the First Continental Congress meet?

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Baltimore

What did the First Continental Congress meet to discuss?

• Declaring independence

• Dealing with British taxes and abuse

• Dealing with British territories

• Declaring they would remain with Britain

Who were colonial militia ready in a minute's notice?

• minutemen

• minuteboys

• minutelads

• minutewinit

Where was the "shot heard 'round the world"?

• Bunker Hill

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Brandywine

Who was the British general who wanted to take the American colonists' weapon supplies?

• Thomas Gage

• William Pitt

• George Grenville

• George Washington

What were the British soldiers known as?

• Redcoats

• Bluecoats

• Crab backs

• Red sweaters

What did NOT happen at the Second Continental Congress?

• Olive Branch petition

• Draft to overthrow the king

• Continental army formed

• George Washington chosen as leader of army

Where did Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold attack and take weapons?

• Fort Detroit

• Fort Topenga

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Ticonderoga

Which battle did the American colonists lose due to lack of gunpowder?

• Bunker Hill

• Ticonderoga

• Brandywine

• Boston

Who went back to Fort Ticonderoga to retrieve the cannons?

• George Washington

• Thomas Gage

• Henry Knox

• Benedict Arnold