U.S. History Revolution

Why did the leaders of the colonies meet at the 2nd Continental Congress?

• To raise taxes for the war

• To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington

• To gain Great Britain's support

• To establish an alliance with the US and France

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

George Washington required the inoculation of which disease to the Continental Army to prevent deaths.

• The Plague

• Small Pox

• The Spanish Flu

• Diphtheria

The British had all of the following advantages in the Revolution except

• a well trained professional military

• the largest navy in the world

• infrastructure that allowed it to supply its military

• knowledge of the geography and terrain

Loyalists were...

• American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

• American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

Which was not an American strength in the war?

• Leadership

• Home field Advantage

• Lots of weapons and supplies

• Motivation to fight

All of the following were colonial risks of breaking away from Great Britain except:

• sacrificing stable government

• giving up military protection

• jeopardizing relationship with France

Define: revolution

• A type of dance performed in a circle.

• A sudden increase in temperature.

• A method of cooking food quickly.

• Forcibly overthrowing a government

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was

• the start of the American Revolution

• when British troops were sent to stop rebellious colonists and shots were fired

• a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile

• when the colonists vowed obedience to only the king

First Continental Congress (1774) was

• a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile

• where they wrote the Olive Branch Petition

• where they decided to respond to the Coercive Acts

• where the colonist met at a bar and trash talked the king