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The American Revolution
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate term, phrase, or name.
1. Patrick Henry called upon colonists to unite as
against Great Britain.
2. The
in Boston led all colonies except Georgia to send
delegates to Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress.
3. In the end, the members of the First Continental Congress agreed to stop all trade
with Great Britain and present the
4.
to King George III.
were members of local militias who were ready to
respond at any moment.
5. The British army was ordered to Concord, Massachusetts, to destroy
stored there by the colonial militia.
6. The “shot heard round the world,” refers to the fighting between the colonists and
British soldiers that broke out at
.
7. The meeting of representatives from 12 of the colonies who met in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, in May 1775 was called the
8. The delegates agreed to place
.
in command of the
newly created Continental Army.
9. The Battle of
proved that the colonists could hold
their own against the British army.
10. Thanks to the efforts of George Washington, the British were forced to retreat
from
.
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The American Revolution
SECTION 1
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Americans
closing of the port
Declaration of Rights
minutemen
weapons
Concord
Second Continental Congress
George Washington
Bunker Hill
Boston
SECTION 2
1. F; Paine argued that citizens, not the king,
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should make the laws.
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F; Thomas Jefferson was the main author
of the Declaration of Independence.
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F; Colonists who chose to fight for independence were known as Patriots.
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Connecting with the Past
SECTION 3
UNIT ONE BENCHMARK TEST
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a, American Indians
i, Mary Ludwig Hays
d, Canada
j, New York
c, Battle of Trenton
b, Battle of Saratoga
e, France
h, Marquis de Lafayette
l, Valley Forge
g, John Paul Jones
SECTION 4
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a, Georgia
d, guerrilla warfare
c, Battle of Yorktown
a, Benjamin Franklin
d, 1783
CHAPTER TEST
1. B
2. A
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