Name______American Revolution

Activity 1: Loyalist vs. Patriot

In your own words explain the difference between a Loyalist and a Patriot.

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Activity 2: First Continental Congress

On ______, every colony except ______sent representatives to what is now called the ______. They met in ______because they did not want the ______to know that the colonies were uniting. At first there were _____ delegates who met in Carpenter's Hall in ______. Twelve other delegates reported late. Some of those who came were ______, ______, John Jay, ______, and Samuel Adams. Peyton Randolph of Virginia was chosen president.

Joseph Galloway from Pennsylvania suggested they work out a way that the colonies could have their ______under British rule, but not many delegates agreed with him. They made a list of basic ______they wanted and a list of ______to send to King George III. They signed a petition demanding the ______be repealed and sent it to England with the demand they would be repealed.

John Adams thought the First Continental Congress was like a ______for American leaders. George Washington, Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were all part of this Congress. Benjamin Franklin was in ______and presenting the colonists' demands in person to the British Parliament. ______was created at this Congress. This was an agreement of the colonies to ______until their demands were met.

The men adjourned the Congress on ______and decided to meet again in ______in Philadelphia if King George III did not repeal the ______.

When King George III heard of the colonists' demands, he answered: “______”

When Patrick Henry went to the Virginia Convention in Richmond, he made a speech. It was from this speech that his famous quote comes:

"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, “______"

In your own words, what did King George III mean? ______

In your own words, what did Patrick Henry mean? ______

Activity 3: Minutemen

What are minutemen? How did they get their name? ______

Activity 4: Paul Revere, Lexington and Concord

______needed to tell the colonists that the ______were on their way. He rode through the night to warn two men ______and ______that they needed to go into hiding. Revere got the message out, but he was ______later that night. Not only were the British after these two men, they also heard that the colonists had a supply of ______.

The British first arrived in ______, the ______were waiting for them. The first shot here became known as ______. The British troops continued to the city of ______. When the troops arrived in Concord, they didn’t find much ammunition because ______. After the fighting was over, the ______troops had won. This is considered the ______of the Revolutionary War.

Activity 5: Second Continental Congress

Major decisions of the Second Continental Congress:

  1. Established the ______and selected ______as the Commander-in-Chief.
  2. They also passed a ______," which named England as an aggressor and gave the Colonists the right to take up arms against the British.
  3. ______wrote "The Olive Branch Petition" and made suggestions on how to ______. King George would not read it, because in his mind it was an ______document made by an illegal congress.
  4. They made decisions ______to attack the British and how to protect themselves. They issued ______and set up a system where the government would borrow money from their citizens and pay it back with interest. They even created a ______system and the first American ______was formed.