Lesson 2 The Revolution Begins

Who were the Minutemen?

• Patriots who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• Hessians who were ready to fight at a minutes notice

What country did The United States declare independence from?

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Belgium

The Declaration states that all men are created ___________.

• Just
• Equal
• the same
• Free

First Battle of the American Revolution 

• Saratoga 
• Valley Forge 
• Lexington and Concord 
• Yorktown

Study the map: which color star is closest to the original 13 British colonies?

• the red star

• the blue star

• the green star

• the purple star

• the orange star

What is represented by the orange color on the map?

What is the title of this map?

What year did the Revolutionary War begin?

The Second Continental Congress Voting for ____________

What were "citizen soldiers in the local militia" called?