
Revolution Begins
Authored by Lauren Syverson
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define: First Continental Congress
a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord; created the Continental army
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British government; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms the believed colonist should enjoy
a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define: minutemen
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain
British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American colonies; so called because of their bright red uniforms
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define: Redcoats
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American colonies; so called because of their bright red uniforms
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain
American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define: Patriots
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain
British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American colonies; so called because of their bright red uniforms
American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define: Second Continental Congress
a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord; created the Continental army
refusal to buy British goods as a form of punishment or protest
a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British government; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms the believed colonist should enjoy
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define: Battle of Bunker Hill
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army
a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord; created the Continental army
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the British army march on Lexington and Concord?
The colonists were stockpiling weapons and hiding colonial leaders Samuel Adams and Hancock at Lexington and Concord
The Continental army, with George Washington, were stationed in the two cities
Lexington and Concord were two important port cities the British needed for transportation
The First and Second Continental Congress were held in these two cities and the British army was forcing the delegates to leave
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