A Call to Arms: Parts 1-2 American History

When did the Continental Congress meet?

• In March 1770
• In December 1773
• In September 1774
• In May 1775
• In July 1776

Where did the Continental Congress meet?

• In Boston
• In Baltimore
• In Charles Town
• In Philadelphia
• In Savannah

Who was at the Continental Congress?

• 55 men sent as delegates from all the colonies except Georgia
• An informal group of British Members of Parliament
• A meeting of colonial militia groups from all colonies except Rhode Island
• A meeting of royal advisors

These men [the delegates] had come to establish what?

• A school to train its members in war tactics so they could return to their colonies and teach their own militias to defeat the British army
• A pamphlet with many reasons why the Americans should obey the king and Parliament and not rebel
• A political body to represent American interests and challenge British control
• A group to convince Parliament to rebel against King George III and set up a republic

Massachusetts sent what TWO delegates to the Continental Congress? (Select ALL CORRECT options!)

• Patrick Henry
• John Adams
• Richard Henry Lee
• Samuel Adams
• George Washington

Virginia sent what THREE delegates to the Continental Congress? (Select ALL CORRECT options!)

• Patrick Henry
• John Adams
• Richard Henry Lee
• Samuel Adams
• George Washington

Patrick Henry summed up the meaning of the gathering saying what? [READ each OPTION CAREFULLY!]

• "The distinctions between the Southern Colonies, Middle Colonies, and New England Colonies are too great to overcome... Each region of the colonies should create their own separate countries."
• "The distinctions between us and the British are so large that we can only separate from Britain... We will have to fight a long and bloody war."
• "The distinctions between all countries in the world are actually very small...We should all join together to form one gigantic country."
• “The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more… I am not a Virginian, but an American.”

Although the delegates were hardly united in their views, they realized they needed to work together. First they drafted a statement of grievances (complaints) calling for what?

• The repeal of 13 acts of Parliament passed since 1763
• Tthe colonies complete and immediate independence from Britain
• Parliament to lower the taxes to a reasonable amount
• Parliament to only tax the colonies once a year

One of Congress’s major decisions was to endorse (or support) the Suffolk Resolves. These resolutions had been prepared by Bostonians and others who lived in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. They called on the people of Suffolk County to do what?

• Be free and independent from Britain. The people responded by writing their own declarations of independence - documents saying they were independent
• Arm themselves against the British. The people responded by forming militias-groups of citizen soldiers.
• Pay for the tea from the Boston Tea Party. The people responded by forming committees of correspondence - groups of colonists who sent letters to each other to share information
• End the boycotts and begin paying the British taxes. The people responded by immigrating - moving to other countries

King George announced to Parliament that the New England colonies were what? [READ EACH OPTION CAREFULLY!!]

• "learning their lesson" and said that "all soldiers could return to Britain."
• "in a state of rebellion" and said that "peace could be restored through negotiation."
• “in a state of rebellion” and said that “blows must decide who would control America
• "in a state of rebellion" and said that "it wasn't worth fighting a war over, so they should let the Americans become independent."