Ch 06 American Revolution

Fill in the blank: The delegates sent the ________ to King George III, declaring the colonist's loyalty to the king and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts.

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Bill of Rights

Fill in the blank: A band of Vermonters known as the ________ conducted a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga.

• Green Mountain Boys

• Red Mountain Boys

• Blue Mountain Boys

• Yellow Mountain Boys

Fill in the blank: The Second Continental Congress set up the ________, with George Washington in charge of it.

• Continental Army

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

• United Nations

• Central Intelligence Agency

Fill in the blank: The ________ were colonists who favored war against Britain.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Pacifists

• Tories

Fill in the blank: ________ were American colonists who remained loyal to Britain.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Rebels

• Revolutionaries

Fill in the blank: The ________ proved the Americans could fight bravely and the British would not be easy to defeat.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Treaty of Paris

• Boston Tea Party

• Declaration of Independence

Fill in the blank: A ________ is the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

• blockade

• embargo

• siege

• quarantine

Fill in the blank: A mercenary is _________.

• Troops for hire.

• A volunteer soldier.

• A peacekeeper.

• A diplomat.

Fill in the blank: Common Sense is _________.

• A pamphlet created by Thomas Paine urging colonists to declare independence.

• A novel written by Charles Dickens.

• A famous speech by Abraham Lincoln.

• A historical document signed in 1776.

Fill in the blank: A traitor is _________.

• A person who betrays his or her country.

• A person who always tells the truth.

• A person who is loyal to their friends.

• A person who never lies.