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Welcome Back Review Quizizz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of recruit?

a)

to enlist in the military

b)

when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods

c)

measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor

d)

an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy

2.

What is the definition of inflation?

a)

when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods

b)

to enlist in the military

c)

measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor

d)

an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy

3.

What is the definition of blockade?

a)

measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor

b)

to enlist in the military

c)

when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods

d)

an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy

4.

What is the definition of ambush?

a)

an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy

b)

to enlist in the military

c)

when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods

d)

measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor

5.
What did the Continental Congress decide to do with British trade? 
a)
Buy British goods
b)
Raise tariffs
c)
Destroy all British goods
d)
Boycott all British goods
6.
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Annapolis
d)
Baltimore
7.

The First Continental Congress was called for all the following reasons EXCEPT _________

a)

Respond to the Coercive Acts

b)

Respond to Magna Carta

c)

Advised building a colonial militia

d)

Organized a boycott on all BRITISH GOODS

8.
The __________ were colonists that supported independence from Britain.
a)
militia
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
minutemen
9.
The _____________ were colonists that did not want to separate from Britain.
a)
militia
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
minutemen
10.
In a final effort to avoid war with Britain, the colonies sent ______ to the king.
a)
a petition
b)
money
c)
ships and cargo
d)
weapons
11.
Why did the soldiers march to Concord?
a)
They  marched to Concord to burn houses
b)
They didn't march to Concord
c)
They marched to Concord to destroy weapons
12.

Which man does this statement describe: Author of common sense, persuaded colonists to seek independence

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Haym Salomon

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Paine

13.
What are militia?
a)
People who are ready to fight in minutes
b)
Everyday people training for battle
c)
Soldiers coming from England
14.
What are colonist ready to fight within a minutes notice called?
a)
Fasties
b)
Nerds
c)
Minutemen
d)
Hungry Hippos
15.

What was supposedly hidden by minutemen in a village outside of Bosotn?

a)

gunpowder and weapons

b)

food supplies

c)

cannons

d)

naval ships

16.

Which town did the minutemen have a supply of gunpowder and weapons?

a)

Lexington

b)

Charleston

c)

Boston

d)

Concord

17.

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

18.

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Breed's Hill

c)

Boston Hill

d)

Mount Vernon

19.

Who was chosen to lead the first army of the United States?

a)

General Howe

b)

King George III

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

20.

Who took control of the hill during the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The British

b)

Colonists

21.

Why did the colonists back down from the British when they were winning the battle?

a)

The were scared they would lose

b)

George Washington told the colonists to back down.

c)

They were running out of ammunition

22.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The British

b)

The colonists

23.

What were several things that had to be done in order to move towards the idea of a new country? Check all that apply.

a)

Form committees to meet with Native Americans

b)

Pay the taxes

c)

Authorize the printing of money

d)

Follow British rule

e)

Create a means of mass communication- like the post office

24.

What did they mean by "Don't fire til' you see the whites of their eyes?"

a)

Shoot randomly at the enemies eyes

b)

Fire only when they are close enough to hit the mark

c)

Shoot over their heads and at those behind them

d)

Shoot them in the eyes so they can't see

25.

After Lexington and Concord, who gathered in Pennsylvania to decide how the colonies should respond to Britain’s growing threat.

a)

British Parliament

b)

The Second Continental Congress.

c)

The Colonists.

d)

George Washington

26.

The Second Continental Congress sent ____________ to King George III.

a)

A petition to end war

b)

The Women's Petition Against Coffee

c)

The Olive Branch Petition

d)

A petition to end all taxes

27.

What is the definition of 'olive branch'?

a)

An ancient symbol of peace.

b)

A wall made of earth or stone.

c)

A person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.

d)

A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.

28.

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

A request for a peaceful ending of the conflict to King George III.

b)

A request for a peaceful ending of the conflict to the Prime Minister.

c)

A demand for a surrender from the king.

d)

A demand that the Prime Minister resign.

29.

This writing was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Rights of man

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

30.

·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

a)

explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

b)

influence more people to join the independence movement.

c)

to join the Loyalist party

d)

abide by the Intolerable acts