American Revolution Lesson 3-4 Quiz

The first major battle of the Revolutionary War was

British General Thomas Gage sent General William Howe and 2,400 British Soldiers to capture ___________.

Members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea into the ocean. This became known as the Boston Tea Party.

In 1774 Colonial leaders met in Philadelphia for the __________.

One law closed the port of Boston until colonists ________.

The Coercive Acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts.

The fighting at Lexington is said to be the beginning of ____________.

In 1774 Parliament passed a new set of laws to punish Massachusetts colonists called the ___________.

In 1773 Parliament passed ____________ which said that the East India Company had a monopoly on tea.

The Second Continental Congress met in 1775 and were divided about what the colonies should do.

The first step of Congress was to form an army. It was called the Continental Army and led by ________.

Massachusetts Colonists formed militia units. They were called __________, ready to fight at a minutes notice.