A Call to Arms

Delegates from all of the colonies except Georgia gathered at the Continental Congress in _____________.

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Concord

Colonists who saw no reason to break with Britain were called ________________.

• redcoats

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• delegates

The Continental Congress endorsed a plan that called for the colonies to _______________.

• shelter British soldiers in homes

• tax their citizens

• arm themselves against the British

• plan an attack on British troops in Boston

A militia is a group of citizen soldiers.

• True

• False

King George III told Parliament that the New England colonies were ________________.

• under control

• in a state of rebellion

• responsible for all their debts

• in danger of invasion by the French

Musket is another word for cannon.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was Thomas Gage?

• prime minister of England

• head of the Boston Sons of Liberty

• the British general ordered to arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia

• a messenger who rode with Paul Revere to warn colonists that the British were coming

The Boston militia stored its arms and ammunition in Concord, about 20 miles from the city.

• True

• False

What happened as the British soldiers marched back to Boston from Concord?

• Crowds of children cheered.

• They fought a battle at Lexington.

• They captured Samuel Adams and his cousin, John Adams

• Militia fired at them from behind trees and fences

The first American victory in the Revolutionary War was won at Lexington.

• True

• False