The Road to Independence

Why did the British begin to confiscate the colonist's weapons?

• The British heard the colonists were stocking up on weapons.

• The British needed weapons.

• The British were bored wanted to start a war.

What is one thing the First Continental Congress did in 1774.

• Delegates placed bets on when the war would begin

• Delegates sent a letter to the King asking him to give them more rights.

• Delegates met in Washington D.C to elect a new president.

Which is true about the letter sent to King George in 1774 by the delegates in Philadelphia?

• The letter was never opened by King George III

• He apologized for the tough rules and repealed all the taxes.

• He called for elections in the colonies.

• He replied with a letter that warned the colonists to stop protesting and pay up.

How did King George respond to all the protesting and boycotts?

• He tweeted that they stop complaining.

• He opened up Boston Harbor

• He sent more redcoats to defend his rules.

What does "one if by land, two if by sea," mean to the minutemen?

• They needed one hundred or two hundred dollars.

• The number of horses needed by Paul Revere

• a warning system using lanterns hung in the Old North Church

What happened on April 18, 1775?

• One lantern was hung in the Old North Church

• Paul Revere and William Dawes rode horses to warn the minutemen to get ready.

• The Declaration of Independence was adoped.

What happened at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775?

• The first shots were fired, the minutemen forced a British retreat.

• The British arrested John Hancock and Samuel Adams

• The British confiscated all the colonist's weapons.

The Second Continental Congress met to in 1775 to _____.

• Raise some taxes

• Organize a Continental Army

• Surrender

Check anything that is included in the Declaration on Independence. (3)

• Complaints against the king

• Tax information

• signatures of 56 delegates

• all ties with Great Britain were broken, freeing the colonies to become independent states

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence in 2 weeks time?

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere