Beginning of the Revolution

Who alerted the men that the British were coming to Lexington and Concord?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Paul Revere

What did the Patriots have hidden in Concord that the British wanted?

• weapons

• food

• clothing

• horses

"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to....

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Second Continental Congress

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• The Declaration of Independence

The Patriots would have won the Battle of Bunker Hill if they had...

• more food

• more men

• more ammunition

• more patriotism

Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

The document that formally requested PEACE and declared loyalty to the king was the ____________.

• pamphlet Common Sense

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

The document that formally declared INDEPENDENCE from Great Britain was the ______________.

• Common Sense pamphlet

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

The Declaration stated that rights of all people included _________. (Choose more than one!)

• life

• pizza

• liberty

• pursuit of happiness

The Declaration states that if a government is destructive, the colonists should have the right to _________.

• eat pizza

• form a new government

• take over Parliament

• write letters to King George III

The Declaration of Independence was approved on _______________.

• April 19, 1775

• June 16, 1775

• March 9, 1776

• July 4, 1776