6.4 The Road to War enhanced

What is the definition of 'commander in chief'?

• An ancient symbol of peace.

• A wall made of earth or stone.

• A person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.

• A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.

What is the definition of 'earthwork'?

• An ancient symbol of peace.

• A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.

• A person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.

• A wall made of earth or stone.

What is the definition of 'olive branch'?

• An ancient symbol of peace.

• A wall made of earth or stone.

• A person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.

• A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.

After Lexington and Concord, who gathered in Pennsylvania to decide how the colonies should respond to Britain’s growing threat.

• British Parliament

• The Second Continental Congress.

• The Colonists.

• George Washington

_______ won the Battle of Bunker Hill.

• The Colonists

• The British

• The French

• The Indians

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After losing the Battle of Bunker Hill, __________ were driven out of Boston.

• The French

• The Indians

• The Colonists

• The British

The Second Continental Congress sent ____________ to King George III.

• A petition to end war

• The Women's Petition Against Coffee

• The Olive Branch Petition

• A petition to end all taxes

Why was it too late when the Olive Branch Petition reached the British leaders?

• The colonists had defeated the British troops causing the British to retreat.

• Britain had gotten over it and no longer cared to fight.

• The British troops defeated the Colonists.

• Britain agreed to fight the colonists and crush their rebellion.

What is a revolution?

• A sudden, complete change of government

• A monopoly on tea

• An act giving citizens rights

• A type of candy

Which meeting of delegates established a full-time continental army to fight the British?

• The Second Continental Congress

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Paris Peace Talks

• The Boston Tea Party