Lead Up to Revolution

All 13 colonies were represented at the Second Continental Congress

• True

• False

The Second Continental Congress met in New York City

• True

• False

Minutemen were often the elite of the militiamen, ready for combat in a minute’s notice

• True

• False

The British soldiers who marched from Boston to Lexington, and then on to Concord, were in search of hidden weapons and supplies

• True

• False

The Battles of Lexington and Concord took place in the New England colony of New York

• True

• False

After receiving the Olive Branch Petition, the British passed the Proclamation of Rebellion

• True

• False

The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts were enacted in response to this event:

• Boston Tea Party
• Lexington and Concord
• Boston Massacre
• Stamp Act

This colony received the most severe punishment of the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts:

• Boston

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Virginia

This harbor was closed as a result of the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts:

• Boston Harbor
• Plymouth Harbor

• Philadelphia Harbor

• New York Harbor

This featured delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies and met to create a unified response to the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts:

• Second Continental Congress
• Continental Congress
• First Continental Congress
• Colonial Congress