Road to Revolution: Words to Weapons

Why were both Continental Congress held?

• To vote for the first president

• To decide when to go to war with Great Britain

• To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints against Great Britain

• To write the Constitution

Which colony was not present at the First Continental Congress?

• Massachusetts

• South Carolina

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

What did the First Continental Congress decide to do with British trade?

• Buy only British goods

• Raise tariffs

• Destroy all British goods

• End trade with Britain

In which city did the Second Continental Congress meet?

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Charleston

At the 2nd Continental Congress, who was put in charge of the Continental Army?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who made up the colonial militias?

• Professional soldiers hired from other countries

• Everyday citizens

• Soldiers from England

Who jumped on a horse to warn the colonists that the British were approaching?

• Paul Revere

• King George III

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

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

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of the Alamo

Who won the Battle of Lexington?

• American militias

• Britain

• France

• Spain

The British Army was more disciplined, trained and experienced than the American militias

• True

• False