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Studies Weekly Week 14

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first battles of the American Revolution were fought at _____________.

a)

Boston and Philadelphia

b)

London and New York

c)

Plymouth and Jamestown

d)

Lexington and Concord

2.

What were the Colonists trying to hide from the British at Lexington and Concord?

a)

candles and matches

b)

lanterns and oil

c)

weapons and gunpowder

d)

barrels of food

3.

When Colonial delegates met in Philadelphia they called it the _____________.

a)

Continental Congress

b)

Delegate's Day

c)

U.S Senate

d)

Supreme Court

4.

It took this long for the Declaration of Independence to be written.

a)

two years

b)

two months

c)

two days

d)

two weeks

5.

Thomas Paine wrote that __________.

a)

Colonists should be loyal to King George.

b)

Colonists were obligated to declare independence from Britain.

c)

Colonists should read pamphlets daily

d)

Haste makes waste.

6.

____________ were involved in writing the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Samuel Ryan and Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington and John Patrick

d)

Patrick Franklin and Thomas Paine

7.

These Patriots warned others that the British were coming.

a)

Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams

c)

Paul Revere and William Dawes

d)

Patrick Henry and Nathan Hale

8.

What were some of Paul Revere's accomplishments?

a)

artist, cobbler, baker

b)

cooper, blacksmith

c)

minuteman, silversmith, engraver

d)

writer of the Declaration of Independence, horseback rider

9.

King George reacted to the signers of the Declaration of Independence by ____________.

a)

burning their houses, ruining their businesses, and hurting their families

b)

awarding them Medals of Honor

c)

asking them to join the Continental Congress

d)

hanging them instantly

10.

The lantern code used in the Old North Church to say how the British were coming was ____________.

a)

one if by land, two if by sea

b)

one lantern lit, time to sit

c)

two if by horse, one if by boat

d)

two bells ringing means the British are coming