1. Chapter 5.3 and 5.4 Quiz Review

2. Petition A formal request

3. Preamble An introduction

4. Loyalist American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.

5. Patriot American colonists who favored American Independence

6. Minutemen A citizen who promised to fight within a minute.

7. What was the purpose of the Continental Congress? To represent American colonies and challenge British control

8. Who’s ideas of Natural Rights were the basis for Jefferson drafting the Declaration of Independence? John Locke

9. Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence? John Hancock

10. After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy? Battle of Bunker Hill

11. What city did the Patriots store weapons and ammunition? Concord

12. Who, along with Paul Revere, warned Samuel Adams that the British were coming? William Dawes

13. Who was the first commander of the Continental Army? George Washington

14. What did the Olive Branch Petition ask the king to do? Protect the colonist rights