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Constitution Quiz #2
The second quiz for Constitution.
Question | Answer |
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Describe what happened on Lexington Common and how many casualties there were on both sides. | The colonists were told to lay down their arms, a shot was fired which triggered a war. 8 colonists were dead, 2 wounded, and only one British soldier was wounded. |
Why did the Americans cling to the British in the 1750’s. | They were afraid of French invasion of their land with the help of the Indians. |
Who was sent in 1754 to warn the French they were encroaching on British territory? | George Washington. |
Who were the Whigs? | Political radicals. (Patriots) |
Who were the Torries? | Loyalists who wanted peaceful change. |
What famous Sons of Liberty action protested the British tax on tea? | The Boston Tea Party. |
Why couldn’t Washington threaten the British in Boston from his army’s position on Dorchester Heights before May 1775. | He had no heavy weaponry. |
Who was responsible for bringing the guns of Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights? | Henry Knox. |
Describe Arnold’s trek to take Quebec. Describe Arnold’s trek to take Quebec. | He went through the main wilderness. The men suffered winter, sickness, and many of nature's forces, and half or more of them died along the way. |
What happened at the Battle of Quebec? (outcome, generals, what happened to each general) | Generals- Benedict Arnold, and Richard Montgomery. What happened to each general- Montgomery was shot with a cannonball and immediately died, Arnold was shot as well and couldn't advance. Outcome- they had to retreat with General's help. |