Declaring independence

What did the 2nd Continental Congress decide in 1775?

• They decided to meet again at a 3rd Continental Congress

• To make a constitution

• To make George Washington the general of the Continental Army

• To write King George a letter of peace

He made the midnight ride to warn rebel colonial militia that the British were coming.

• John Paul Jones

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

What were the first battles of the American Revolution>?

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of New York

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Boston

What was a rebel colonist soldier who fought for freedom called?

• Patriot

• Redcoat

• Traitor

• Loyalist

What was a British soldier called?

• Redcoat

• Patriot

• Invader

The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 and passed on July 4. Who wrote it?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

What did the Declaration of Independence announce?

• Peace with Britain

• Unity with Britain

• A formal breakup with Britain

• Civil War

(1775-76) A meeting of 56 colonial delegates; created an army & elected George Washington as Commander.  They drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of a peaceful resolution; King George declared the colonies in rebellion, so on July 4th they formally declared independence.

• 1st Continental Congress

• 2nd Continental Congress

German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Ambassador

• Hessians

This man suggested George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental Army.

• John Adams
• Richard Henry Lee
• Thomas Paine
• Patrick Henry