First Continental Congress

The ______ was sent to King George III to ask that the king protect colonists’ rights and tell him that the colonists do not want war. 

• List of Grievances
• Olive Branch Petition
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carter

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

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Where was the Continental Congress held?

• Philadelphia 
• Jamestown
• New York City
• Boston

Why were both Continental Congress held? 

• To vote for the first president
• To decide when to go to war with Great Britain
• To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great Britain 
• To write the Constitution

What did the Continental Congress decide to do with British trade? 

• Buy British goods
• Raise tariffs
• Destroy all British goods
• Boycott all British goods

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Where did the First Continental Congress meet?

• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Annapolis
• Baltimore

The First Continental Congress was called for all the following reasons except _________

• Respond to the Coercive Acts
• Respond to Magna Carta
• Advised building a colonial militia
• Organized a boycott on all ENGLISH GOODS

Who fought in the Revolutionary War?

• the British against the colonists
• the French against the British
• the French against the colonists
• the colonists against the Native Americans

The __________ were colonists that supported independence from Britain.

• militia
• Loyalists
• Patriots
• minutemen

The _____________ were colonists that did not want to separate from Britain.

• militia
• Loyalists
• Patriots
• minutemen