Skills Quiz 3

King George III was the English _________ when American colonists began to grow impatient with English rule.

• Monarch

• Despised

• Cautious

Even colonists who were eager for independence were _________ at first because they did not want a war.

• Monarch

• Despised

• Cautious

But not all colonists ________ British rule; nearly one-third of them believed they should stay loyal to the King.

• Monarch

• Despised

• Cautious

The first fight took place between 700 British soldiers and a small army that _________ of 70 American volunteers called Minutemen.

• Obstacles

• Treacherous

• Consisted

In 1780, the American General Benedict Arnold took part in a ________ plot that nearly cost the lives of three thousand American soldiers.

• Obstacles

• Treacherous

• Consisted

After overcoming many ________, the Americans defeated the British.

• Obstacles

• Treacherous

• Consisted

As we looked down from the rocky ________, we could see a small herd of wild ponies trotting in the field far below us.

• Straggled

• Bluff

• Miniature

We were so high above them that they looked like _________ horses.

• Straggled

• Bluff

• Miniature

One gray mare _________ behind the red of the herd to protect her young foal.

• Straggled

• Bluff

• Miniature

Since 1942, American presidents have used a quiet cabin retreat in Maryland as a ___________ from the summer heat of Washington, D.C.

• Haven

• Postpone

• Vivid