American Revolution II
Study Guide
Close Reading Questions
Brief #1
1. What were the British Soldiers looking for in Lexington and
Concord?
2. Where are Lexington and Concord?
3. What did Paul Revere do on April 18, 1775?
4. Who won the battle of Lexington and Concord?
5. Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?
6. Why was the Battle of Bunker hill so important to the Continental
Army?
American Revolution Part II
Close Reading Questions
Brief #2
1. What was an outcome of the Second Continental Congress?
2. Who led the Continental Army?
3. What was the Olive Branch Petition?
4. When did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
5. Why was the Declaration of Independence so important?
6. What important event happened on July 4, 1776?
7. What rights does Thomas Jefferson say that all people are born with?
American Revolution II
Close Reading
Brief #3
1. Why was the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga important?
2. What strategy did Washington use to drive the British out of
Boston?
3. Who were the Hessians?
4. What is a mercenary?
5. How did the Continental Army get to Trenton?
6. What did Peter Salem do at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
7. What role did the French play at Yorktown?
8. Where and when did the American Revolution End?
9. What was the document that officially ended the war?