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8th Ch 4 US Hist exa
8th Grade US History Chap 4 Mid Term Exam Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This group was a chosen small band of men trained to do battle at a moments notice. | The Minutemen |
| Who fired the famous shot heard round the world? | No One knows |
| The Patriots and the British both wanted to control this place. | Boston |
| Who was one of the riders sent out to warn the minutemen about the British. He was later captured. | Paul Revere |
| What petition did King George refuse to read that had been written as an | Olive Branch Petition |
| Who was the general who captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British. | Benedict Arnold |
| General George Washington used the weapons from this Fort Ticonderoga in New york to drive the British out of Boston by setting them up along where in preparation for an attack. | Dorchester Heights |
| The Second Continental Congress created what from the British Militia? | Continental Army |
| Who wrote Common Sense to try to convince the common people that the United States needed Independence from Britian? | Thomas Paine |
| What did the Ssecond Continental Congress write in June of 1776? | Declaration of Independence |
| Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who supported the Declaration of Independence? | Patriots |
| Who were the people who remained part of the monoarchy | Loyalist |