Lesson 2

Question 1

First Continental Congress

Answer 1

A gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America

Question 2

Patriots

Answer 2

Colonists who choose to fight independence from Great Britain

Question 3

Minutemen

Answer 3

Also called the local militia, these men got their name because they were ready to fight at a minutes notice

Question 4

Red Coats

Answer 4

The colonists had called British soldiers Redcoats because of their jackets

Question 5

Second Continental Congress

Answer 5

Represented the first attempt at a republican government in the colonies

Question 6

Continental Army

Answer 6

Massachusetts militia soon to include soldiers from the colonies and would carry out fights to Great Britain

Question 7

George Washington

Answer 7

Congress named a Virginian, George Washington, to command the Army

Question 8

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 8

A famous conflict