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First Continental Congress

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the 13 colonies did not attend the First Continental Congress?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Georgia

d)

North Carolina

2.

Where did the first Continental Congress meet?

a)

Boston

b)

Washington DC

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New York City

3.

Which of the following was NOT a major task accomplished at the First Continental Congress?

a)

wrote a letter to King George III explaining the complaints of the colonists

b)

discussed the Intolerable Acts

c)

Formed an army

d)

Agreed to meet again in the Spring

4.

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

a)

to remove the King from power

b)

provide more funding for schools

c)

figure out what to do about the British

5.

Which was NOT an action taken by the First Continental Congress?

a)

war

b)

boycott of English goods

c)

declaration of rights to the King- we won't listen to laws that are against our liberties

6.

A patriot is

a)

a loyalist

b)

a colonist that wants to fight for their freedom

c)

a redcoat

7.

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

a)

England said they would crush the colonists

b)

They agreed to the colonists' requests

c)

They sent the King to help the colonists

8.

a loyalist is

a)

someone who stands with England

b)

a tory

c)

all of the above

9.

Who rode their horse ahead of the British army to warn the minutemen "the British are coming!"

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Sam Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

10.

Why did General Gage lead the British Army to Concord?

a)

to find the weapons they were hiding

b)

to get extra food

c)

to have his soldiers quartered