Call to Arms

What are militias as mentioned in the context of the Continental Congress?

• Professional soldiers hired from Europe

• Groups of citizen soldiers

• Naval forces

• Diplomatic envoys

Define "minutemen" as per the context of the Continental Congress.

• Soldiers who fought for exactly one minute

• Companies that boasted they would be ready to fight on a minute’s notice

• A type of clock used by the military

• A nickname for British soldiers

Which of the following was a direct result of the Suffolk Resolves?

• Formation of a new government

• People began forming militias

• Signing of a peace treaty with Britain

• Increase in British imports

a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute notice

• minuteman

• soldier

• Sons of Liberty

Who rode to Lexington to spread word that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere

• John Hancock

• George Washington

Where did Minutemen stand to block the Redcoats (British soldiers)  on their way to Concord?  Shots were exchanged, eight died and the British continued to Concord.

• Virginia

• Lexington

• Boston

Where did British found few weapons and the colonists fired on them? The British took heavy losses in a shore battle, and the colonists fired on them as they ran back to Boston.

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Concord

What was the primary purpose of a 'Call to Arms' during the American Revolution?

• To recruit soldiers for the British army

• To gather colonial militias against British forces

• To organize trade agreements with France

• To establish new colonial governments

Which event is often associated with the phrase 'Call to Arms' in American history?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• The drafting of the U.S. Constitution

What role did pamphlets play in the 'Call to Arms' during the American Revolution?

• They were used to spread propaganda supporting the British

• They helped to inform and unite colonists against British rule

• They were used to advertise British goods

• They served as legal documents for land ownership