American Revolution Exit Ticket

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To discuss the Intolerable Acts and boycott British goods

• To plan the first military battles of the Revolutionary War

• To declare independence from Great Britain

• To choose delegates for the Second Continental Congress

What actions did the colonists take to protest the British government before the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• Boycotted British goods, disobeyed British laws, and formed militias

• Sent delegates to the First Continental Congress

• Printed the Declaration of Independence

• Marched to Concord to remove weapons stored by the British

Who warned the militias that the British soldiers were coming to Concord?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Thomas Gage

• John Adams

How many British soldiers and American colonists were killed in the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• 73 British soldiers and 49 American colonists

• 49 British soldiers and 73 American colonists

• 122 British soldiers and 122 American colonists

• None of the above

When and where did the Second Continental Congress meet?

• May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• September and October of 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• April 19, 1775 in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

• July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What did the Continental Congress do during the American Revolution?

• Created an army, chose diplomats, and wrote letters to Great Britain

• Boycotted British goods and repealed the Intolerable Acts

• Fought in the battles of Lexington and Concord

• Printed the Declaration of Independence