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WorksheetsThe Road to Independence
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did the British begin to confiscate the colonist's weapons?
The British heard the colonists were stocking up on weapons.
The British needed weapons.
The British were bored wanted to start a war.
What is one thing the First Continental Congress did in 1774.
Delegates placed bets on when the war would begin
Delegates sent a letter to the King asking him to give them more rights.
Delegates met in Washington D.C to elect a new president.
Which is true about the letter sent to King George in 1774 by the delegates in Philadelphia?
The letter was never opened by King George III
He apologized for the tough rules and repealed all the taxes.
He called for elections in the colonies.
He replied with a letter that warned the colonists to stop protesting and pay up.
How did King George respond to all the protesting and boycotts?
He tweeted that they stop complaining.
He opened up Boston Harbor
He sent more redcoats to defend his rules.
What does "one if by land, two if by sea," mean to the minutemen?
They needed one hundred or two hundred dollars.
The number of horses needed by Paul Revere
a warning system using lanterns hung in the Old North Church
What happened on April 18, 1775?
One lantern was hung in the Old North Church
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode horses to warn the minutemen to get ready.
The Declaration of Independence was adoped.
What happened at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775?
The first shots were fired, the minutemen forced a British retreat.
The British arrested John Hancock and Samuel Adams
The British confiscated all the colonist's weapons.
The Second Continental Congress met to in 1775 to _____.
Raise some taxes
Organize a Continental Army
Surrender
Check anything that is included in the Declaration on Independence. (3)
Complaints against the king
Tax information
signatures of 56 delegates
all ties with Great Britain were broken, freeing the colonies to become independent states
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence in 2 weeks time?
George Washington
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Why do Americans light fireworks on every year on July 4?
as a protest
as a celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
To celebrate Paul Revere's famous ride.
