Preparation for Independence

Which colony did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress?

• New York

• Delaware

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

Who are delegates?

• People who design a building.

• People who go to war.

• People who supported the King.

• People sent with power to represent others.

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To remove the King from power

• Figure out what to do about the British

• Provide more funding for the schools

What action did the Continental Congress take?

• They sent a Declaration of Rights to the King

• They didn't do anything

• They agreed to push American Indians further to the West

A patriot is...

• Someone who fights for no reason at all

• Someone who loves his or her country

• Someone who hates his or her country

What point did the Declaration of Rights make clear?

• That freedom and rights weren't important

• That taxation by the British would not be tolerated any longer

• That the colonists would continue to obey the King

What was Britain's reaction to the First Continental Congress?

• They said they would crush the colonists into submission

• They agreed to the colonists requests

• They sent the King to help the colonists

True or False?

A few British leaders warned the King and Parliament that changes needed to be made.

• false

• true

Intolerable means the same as...

• unacceptable

• acceptable

• satisfactory

Henry advocates immediate action by the colonists because the --

• British army is preparing to march into Virginia

• king is too far away to order a quick response

• conflict has already begun and the colonists have no choice but to fight

• colonists will become apathetic or unconcerned if they don't act