Colonial Times and Revolutionary War

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers

• Colonists who wanted to be independent of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• General Cornwallis

• Thomas Jefferson

The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Trenton

What are colonist ready to fight within a minutes notice called?

• Fasties

• Redcoats

• Minutemen

• Royalists

This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.

• Patrick Henry
• Paul Revere
• Phillis Wheatley
• Samuel Adams

Which war came before the Revolutionary War?

• World War 1

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• Korean War

King George III was king of ___________.

• France

• Europe

• England

• Spain

Paul Revere wanted to warn the Massachusetts militia that the British Army was coming. What is a militia?

• a form of local government

• a group of patriots

• a group of factory workers

• a group of ordinary citizens who train for battle

What is a Patriot?

• People who believed that they should be free from British rule.
• A football team in California.
• Someone who lives in a colony.
• People who work as soldiers when needed. 

a colonists who supported the fight for independence and freedom

• boycott
• Loyalists
• Patriot
• blockade