The Revolution Begins

What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?

• Minutemen
• Traitors
• Militia
• Loyalists

The Sons of Liberty were:

• the children of our Founding Fathers.
• a professional dance team.
• Patriots who protested taxes.
• the writers of the Declaration of the Independence.

Who were the Minutemen?

• Patriots who were ready to fight at a minute's notice

• British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minute's notice

• Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minute's notice

• Hessians who were ready to fight at a minute's notice

Where did the First Continental Congress meet?

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Baltimore

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

Why did a British army march on Lexington and Concord?

• To stop Native Americans from attacking colonists

• To force the French off of land Britain had won in the French and Indian War

• To collect a stockpile of weapons and to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock

• To arrest Patrick Henry

Who warned that the British were coming?

• Robert Newman, Paul Revere and William Dawes

• Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and George Washington

• Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, John Hancock

• Thomas Gage, Robert Newman, and Paul Revere

I spent a lot of money to protect the Colonies in the French and Indian War. Now the Colonist must pay higher taxes

• Haym Salomon
• John Hancock
• King George III
• Lord Cornwallis