Vocabulary
What is the highest court in the U.S. government?
What is the Supreme Court
When did the First Continental Congress meet?
1774
What happened at the Battle of Lexington?
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired.
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
PAtrick Henry
What was the Declaration of Independence?
A document that declared the colonies free from British rule.
A formal statement.
What is a declaration?
What is a written request signed by many people?
What is a petition?
How many delegates attended the First Continental Congress?
56 delegates
How many Redcoats were killed or wounded at Lexington?
73 killed, 200 wounded
Who led the Army of the United Colonies?
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
What did Thomas Paine write and why was it important?
He wrote "Common Sense," which convinced many colonists to support independence.
Members of the same family or group
What is brethern?
What do you call soldiers hired to fight for another country?
What is a mercenary?
What were the two goals of the Continental Congress?
1.To stop all trade with Britain until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts.
What was the result of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British won, but suffered many losses.
Who was captured with Paul Revere?
William Dawes
What was significant about the Second Continental Congress?
They created the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its leader.
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
What word means acting openly against authority?
What is defiant?
How many colonies were represented at the First Continental Congress?
12 colonies
What was the plan to warn of the Redcoats?
Paul Revere and others rode to warn that the British were coming. Lanterns were hung outside of a church to warn of which way they were coming, by land or by water.
Who wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense”?
Thomas Paine
A formal decision or statement agreed upon by a group.
What is a resolution?
A nickname give to British soldiers because of the color of their uniform
What is a Redcoat?
What were soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute’s notice called?
What are Minutemen?
What was the result of the First Continental Congress?
They agreed to stop trading with Britain and meet again if things didn't improve.
Who was captured by the Redcoats trying to warn the colonists
Paul Revere and William Dawes
What challenges did George Washington face when raising an army?
Not enough weapons, training, or supplies
An official course of action.
What is a policy?
A large amount of something being stored for future use.
What is a stockpile?