Dates
Multiple Choice
When did Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga and it's large supply of weapons?
(October 1775, May 1775, April 1775?)
May 1775
Which battle did British troops heard a shot and then fired, 8 dead with more wounded on April 19th?
Battle of Lexington
The colonists call the British soldiers what because of the color of their jackets?
Redcoats
Where was George Washington born?
Virginia
A Virginian who commanded the Continental Army.
George Washington
Multiple Choice
All the colonies except Georgia sent representatives to a meeting when?
(October 1774, April 1774, June 1 1774)
October 1774
Which revolutionary war battle in Boston demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Men that got their name because they were ready at a minute's notice were called?
Minutemen
On March 4, 1776 Washington moved his army where?
Dorchester Heights
Governor of Massachusetts in 1775 that planned to attack Concord for stockpile of weapons.
Thomas Gage
Multiple Choice
If the king refused the petition (Declaration of Rights) they would have another meeting in?
(1775, December 1774, 1776)
1775
On April 19th, British troops marched to Concord. Citizens were warned by Samuel Prescott and found weapons what battle was this?
Battle of Concord
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain were?
Patriots
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually launched from?
Breed's Hill
Patriot Captain that yelled out to his troops, "do not fire unless fired up on"
John Parker
Multiple Choice
When did British decide to seize the supplies in Concord?
(May 1778, October 1775, April 1775)
April 1775
Captain John Parker told his troops, "Don't fire unless fired upon," and supposedly someone had shot, what event is this?
Shot heard around the World
What is a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America?
First Continental Congress
What is the key city in the early days of the war?
Boston
Sons of Liberty member that warned Concord of the British troops.
Paul Revere
When did George Washington decide to move his troop to Dorchester Heights?
(May 1775, April 1775, March 4 1776)
March 4, 1776
What was signed on July 5 as the final attempt to restore harmony?
The Olive Branch Petition
The second group of delegates from colonies are what?
The Second Continental Congress
Thomas Gage learned that a stockpile of weapons was stored where?
Concord
The citizens of Concord were warned about the British Troops by this man after Paul Revere was captured.
Samuel Prescott