Question

match the descriptions with the names.
7.9) ______ elected commander-in-chief of the continental army
7.10) ______ colonists who were loyal to the king
7.11) ______ warned the colonists that british troops were leaving boston
7.12) ______ elected president of the second continental congress
7.13) ______ event that expressed colonial anger at british taxes
7.14) ______ author of common sense pamphlet that persuaded many colonists to support independence
7.15) ______ colonists who fought for independence
a. tories (loyalists)
b. patriots
c. thomas paine
d. john hancock
e. paul revere and two other men
f. boston tea party
g. george washington

Explanation:

7.9

George Washington was elected commander - in - chief of the Continental Army. So we match this description with option G.

Tories (Loyalists) were colonists loyal to the king. So we match this description with option A.

Paul Revere and two other men warned the colonists that British troops were leaving Boston. So we match this description with option E.

Answer:

G. George Washington

7.10