The Battle of Bunker Hill/Declaring Independence

Colonial forces under the command of Colonel William Prescott secured ____.

• Boston Harbor

• Breed's Hill

• Boston Hill

• Bunker Hill

On June 17, 1775, ____ forces attacked the colonial fortifications at Breed's Hill.

• British

• American Indian

• French

• Spanish

After the ____, the British took complete control over Boston.

• Battle of Boston Harbor

• Battle of Breed's Hill

• Battle of Boston Hill

• Battle of Bunker Hill

____ appointed a committee of five men to draft a document to declare independence.

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

____ served as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Independence from ____ was declared on July 4, 1776.

• Canada

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain