Unit 5: The American Revolution

Why did colonial leaders organize the First Continental Congress?

• to discuss separating from Great Britain

• because Parliament passed laws giving Britain greater control of the colonies

• because of the Native American attacks on the western frontier

• to discuss abolishing slavery

This person was a colonist who wanted to fight for independence from Britain

• Undecided

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Redcoat

What is a Loyalist?

• A colonist who was loyal to the colonies

• A colonist who was loyal to the King of England

• A colonist who was loyal to the French

• A colonist who was undecided

What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• to declare independence

• to enforce the coercive Acts

• to set up a political body that would challenge British laws

• to unite all loyalists

What was significant about the fighting at Lexington and Concord in 1775?

• The British plan to divide the colonies in two at Lexington and Concord failed

• General Washington and his troops endured great hardships

• The fighting at Lexington and Concord marked the outbreak of the American Revolution

• Right after these battles, British leaders recognized the independence of the United States

Who warned the colonial militia in Lexington that the British were coming?

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• John Hancock

Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington, also known as "shot heard 'round the world"?

• British soldier

• Patriot soldier

• Nobody knowns

• Hessian Mercenary

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

How did Thomas Jefferson contribute to the outcome of the American Revolution?

• by serving as U.S. Senator from Virginia

• by writing the Declaration of Independence

• by being elected as President of the United States

• By serving as general in the Continental Army

What was NOT accomplished at the Second Continental Congress?

• wrote the Declaration of rights petition

• wrote the Olive Branch petition

• named the Massachusetts militia the Continental Army

• Named George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army