7th Grade Chapter 4
Lesson 1 and 2 Study Guide
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Lesson 1
First Continental Congress –
Minutemen –
Second Continental Congress –
Why did the delegates attend the First Continental Congress? What were
the results?
How did the actions of the First Continental Congress reflect the intense
debate of the delegates?
Why did the British force march on Concord?
How did the minutemen respond to the Battle at Lexington?
What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish?
Why was retaking Boston important to the Patriots?
Why was the geography of Boston important in forming a battle plan?
Lesson 2:
Social contract –
Tyranny –
Declaration of Independence –
What was the significance of Common Sense?
Who were the members of the committee which was to write the
Declaration of Independence?
How are Abigail Adams’s concerns about representation similar to the
colonists concerns before the Declaration of Independence?
Why didn’t the Declaration of Independence address the rights of women,
Africans, and Native Americans?
7th Grade Chapter 4
Lesson 1 and 2 Study Guide
Name KEY
Date of Test ______________
Lesson 1
First Continental Congress – gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply
troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and colonies
Minutemen – the local militia who were ready to fight in a minute’s notice
Second Continental Congress – the second meeting of the colonial leaders
They formed the Continental Army and named George Washington
commander of the army.
Why did the delegates attend the First Continental Congress? What were
the results?
Delegates wanted to voice their concerns to the king about the crisis
in the colonies. Declaration of rights was drafted.
How did the actions of the First Continental Congress reflect the intense
debate of the delegates?
Some delegates believed violence was unavoidable; others had
orders to seek peace. Delegates compromised by encouraging
colonists to prepare for war.
Why did the British force march on Concord?
to confiscate colonial militia weapons
How did the minutemen respond to the Battle at Lexington?
They continued to attack British troops in Concord and as they
retreated to Boston
What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish?
They formed the Continental Army and attempted to restore harmony
with the Olive Branch Petition
Why was retaking Boston important to the Patriots?
Boston was a key city with a harbor and it was the birthplace of the
revolution
Why was the geography of Boston important in forming a battle plan?
There were hills, valleys, mountains, and plains which can give one
group an advantage over the other
Lesson 2:
Social contract – the government and rulers must protect the rights of its
citizens, and the people agree to be governed
Tyranny – the abuse of government power
Declaration of Independence – a document that formally announced the
colonists’ separation from Great Britain
What was the significance of Common Sense?
It reached a wide audience and changed the way many colonists
viewed the king
Who were the members of the committee which was to write the
Declaration of Independence?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert
Livingston, and Roger Sherman
How are Abigail Adams’s concerns about representation similar to the
colonists concerns before the Declaration of Independence?
The colonists were not represented in Parliament, and the women are
not represented in the Declaration of Independence, so therefore not
bound by it.
Why didn’t the Declaration of Independence address the rights of women,
Africans, and Native Americans?
Culture and tradition were against extending rights to them; they
could not vote to send delegates to the Continental Congress