The Revolution Begins

The Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 was considered a victory for the Continental army because

• the Americans maintained their control of Bunker Hill.

• the British army sustained heavy casualties.

• the Americans forced British soldiers to retreat to Boston.

• the British army was forced to use most of its ammunition.

How did the Battle of Bunker Hill impact colonists?

• Confidence was built as the revolution began.

• Worries grow as people were unsure of the colonial army’s abilities.

• High casualty rates weakened the colonial army.

• Costs increased a new weapons were needed after the loss.

Soon after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, George Washington

• became commander of the American army and began to organize it.

• resigned as president of the colonies so he could take over the army.

• attended the Second Continental Congress to declare war on Britain.

• launched a second attack on Bunker Hill and took control of the hill.

An accomplishment of George Washington after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 was to

• capture the city of Boston within a few weeks.

• buy ammunition for future battles.

• teach the Continental army discipline.

• draft the Olive Branch Petition.

The Siege of Boston, which began in 1775, ended when

• the Continental army left Boston in March of 1776.

• the British allowed supplies into the city in March of 1776.

• the British were forced out of the city in March of 1776.

• the Olive Branch Petition was sent in July of 1775.

After the Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington as the commander in chief of the Continental army, he

• led the Americans to victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

• ended the Siege of Boston, allowing the British to take the city.

• aid foreign soldiers to fight in battles against the British.

• organized the American troops, ammunition, and supplies.

Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?

• They wanted the king to know they were ready to fight a war.

• They hoped the king would replace Parliament.

• They wanted to remain loyal to the king.

• They hoped the king would believe that the colonies could win a war.

The main reason Thomas Paine published Common Sense was to

• persuade Britain that it could not govern the colonies well.

• let foreign countries know that the colonies were ready to fight Britain.

• persuade colonists that the colonies should become independent.

• force Southern colonies to support Northern ones in the coming war.

One reason Common Sense was so accessible to American colonists was that it was

• only ten pages long.

• printed in local newspapers.

• given away for free.

• written in plain language.

Thomas Paine argued in Common Sense that

• colonists should not have to pay taxes to the British.

• all types of government are unreasonable.

• monarchy is a dangerous type of government.

• the British should overthrow their king.