American Revolution

What are militia?

• People who are ready to fight in minutes
• Everyday people training for battle
• Soldiers coming from England

April 19, 1775 is day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it? 

• THe Boston Massacre
• The Battles at Lexington and Concord
• The election of George Washington as president
• The Boston Tea Party

The battle of Lexington was the result of…

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• General Gage ordering troops to get colonial weapons

The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.

• George Washington
• Paul Revere
• Sam Adams
• John Adams

Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, where did the Americans surround the British?

• New York City
• Boston
• Philadelphia

Who was chosen to lead the first army of the United States?

• General Howe

• King George III

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who is in charge of the British Army at Bunker Hill?

• General William Howe
• George Washington
• Dr. Ben Franklin
• William Prescott

Why did the colonists back down from the British when they were winning the battle?

• The were scared they would lose

• George Washington told the colonists to back down.

• They were running out of ammunition

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The British

• The colonists

The ______ was sent to King George III to ask that the king protect colonists’ rights and tell him that the colonists do not want war. 

• List of Grievances
• Olive Branch Petition
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carter