2.1 American Revolution Review

What did the 2nd Continental Congress prepare for?

• peace with Britain

• war with Britain

• war with France

• peace with Spain

At the 2nd Continental Congress they created an army. What did they call it and who was in charge?

• Continental Navy, Thomas Jefferson

• Continental Marines, Ben Franklin

• Continental Army, George Washington

• Continental Air Force, Alexander Hamilton

This final petition to King George was the last attempt to keep the peace between the colonies and Great Britain.

• Olive Branch Petition

• Dove Petition

• Peace Treaty 1775

• Lexington and Concord

This is where the "shot heard round the world" happened and started the American Revolution.

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

What city, early in the war, did Britain want to take and keep control of?

• Charleston

• Gulfport

• Boston

• Quebec

This battle, just on the other side of Boston was fought on a hill. The actual hill was Breed's Hill but what is the battle called?

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga Hill

• Boston Hill

• Philadelphia Hill

What did General Prescott tell his American soldiers as they were defending Bunker and Breed's hill to save ammunition?

• Don't shoot unless shot at first

• Don't shoot until you see their redcoats

• Don't shoot until you see the white's of their eyes

Even though the American's lost Bunker Hill, what was the result of the battle?

• More men joined the army

• They gained confidence that they could win this war

• They surrendered and did not receive independence

• They said sorry to King George and fighting stopped

What did Thomas Paine explain in his pamphlet, Common Sense?

• Britain should never let the colonies rebel

• The colonists are savages for defying the king

• The colonies should separate from Britain

What major document did Common Sense have an influence on?

• Olive Branch Petition

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence