American Revolution

At the Second Continental Congress, the delegates...

• sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to George Washington asking for peace and made King George III the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to King George III threatening him to stop fighting and made Benjamin Franklin the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to King George III asking for peace and made Benjamin Franklin the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to King George III asking for peace and made George Washington the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

These people favored war against the British.

• Paitriot

• Loyalist

______________ was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga to get the cannons.

• Nathan Hale

• Benedict Arnold

• Ethan Allen

• Colonial William Prescott

Where did they put the cannons the Green Mountain Boys captured from Fort Ticonderoga?

• Breeds Hill

• Bunker Hill

• Philadelphia

• Dorchester Heights

Who led the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• Colonial William Prescott

• General Howe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Even though the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill, what did it show?

• British were going to be easy to defeat

• Americans fought weakly

• Bravery of Americans

• British were going to be hard to defeat

Who wrote Common Sense?

• George Washington

• General Howe

• Thomas Paine

• William Pitt

What did Common Sense say? Check all that apply

• Colonists did not owe loyalty to the king

• Colonists did not owe and money to the British

• It was time to part from England

• It was time to make peace and unit under the king

·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

• explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

• influence more people to join the independence movement.

• to join the Loyalist party

• abide by the Intolerable acts

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness