Call to Arms/Declaring Independence

a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute notice

• minuteman

• soldier

• Sons of Liberty

an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• colonies

American colonist who favored American independence

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Colonist

Delegates went to Philadelphia to set up a political body that would represent colonists and challenge British control

• Committee of Five

• Continental Army

• Continental Congress

British troops march to __to seize weapons from the Massachusetts militia and arrest the leaders.

• Lexington

• Concord

• Philadelphia

Who rode to Lexington to spread word that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere

• John Hancock

• George Washington

Where did Minutemen stand to block the Redcoats (British soldiers)  on their way to Concord?  Shots were exchanged, eight died and the British continued to Concord.

• Virginia

• Lexington

• Boston

Where did British found few weapons and the colonists fired on them? The British took heavy losses in a shore battle, and the colonists fired on them as they ran back to Boston.

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Concord

What fort occupied a key location in New York and was also rich in military supplies.

• Fort Bragg

• Fort Campbell

• Fort Ticonderoga

Who became a traitor to the Patriot cause by selling military information to the British?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benedict Arnold