WorksheetsG8 Chp. 5.3: A Call to Arms
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
55 delegates met here to discuss separating from Britain?
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Lexington
2.
A civilian during Revolutionary era who was ready to fight with only one minutes notice.
Un civil durante la era revolucionaria que estaba listo para pelear con solo un minuto de aviso.
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists Leales
c)
Patriot Patriota
d)
One-Secondmen
3.
In 1775, the British army was in control of Boston.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Almost all colonists wanted independence from Britain.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The British set up posts on Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen attacked the British at Fort Ticonderoga.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
In 1775, the Continental Congress did
a)
Decided to approve the Suffolk Resolves
b)
Issued a statement asking Parliament to repeal several laws that violated colonists' rights
c)
none of these
d)
both of these
9.
In Massachusetts, the militia began to train and gather
a)
weapons
b)
food
c)
Hessians
d)
horses
10.
On April 18, 1775, Gage sent ____________ to Concord to destroy the weapons.
a)
700 soldiers
b)
500 Hessians
c)
100 colonists
d)
several redcoats
11.
Which happened first?
a)
Battle of Lexington
b)
Battle of Concord
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Ft Ticonderoga
12.
After the Battle of Concord, the British marched back to Boston. When they reached Boston, _____ soldiers had been killed.
a)
73
b)
26
c)
112
d)
85
13.
When the British and Americans met at Concord, the minutemen forced the British to
a)
turn back
b)
retreat to New York
c)
march to Quebec
d)
swim to London
14.
On June 16, 1775, Colonel ______ ______ had his militia set themselves up on Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill.
a)
William Prescott
b)
Samuel Prescott
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Benedict Arnold
15.
At the Battle of Bunker Hill, the British lost _____ soldiers.
a)
1,000
b)
All
c)
None
d)
100
16.
Patriots felt they could no longer live under
a)
British rule
b)
French rule
c)
Canada
17.
The number of minutemen killed in Lexington?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
9
d)
15
18.
Which colony was the only one NOT at the Continental Congress?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Georgia
19.
Who rode with Paul Revere warning that the British were coming?
a)
William Penn
b)
William Hancock
c)
William Bennett
d)
William Dawes
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