5.3 Study Guide Quiz

What was the organization called, that delegates from the colonies formed in September 1744?

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Albany Congress

• Stamp Act Congress

Who were the major political leaders attending the Congress? (ONLY names - not sentences) Massachusetts (2) - New York (1) - Virginia (3) -

• John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock

• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington

The Suffolk Resolves called on the people of Suffolk County to:

• Boycott British goods

• Support the British government

• Remain neutral

• Move to another county

What did King George III say would decide who would control America?

• The strength of the British army

• The loyalty of the American colonies

• The outcome of the Revolutionary War

• The support of the French

In addition to sending troops to the Boston area, General Thomas Gage was instructed to:

• Enforce the Intolerable Acts

• Negotiate with the colonists

• Withdraw British forces

• Establish a new government

Where was the militia storing arms and ammunition?

• In the town hall

• In the church

• In the barn

• In the school

Who rode to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What did they shout as they rode through the countryside?

• Hooray!

• Charge!

• Freedom!

• Victory!

Along with John Pitcairn, who led the redcoats in the battles at Lexington and Concord?

• William Howe

• Henry Clinton

• Thomas Gage

• Charles Cornwallis

Who led the minutemen in the battles at Lexington and Concord?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• John Parker

• Thomas Jefferson