Vocabulary
What word means during Revolutionary era, civilian to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice
minutemen
What city did the First Continental Congress take place in?
Philadelphia
Which 2 groups were getting ready to battle?
Americans vs. Britain
Where did the American store their weapons and ammunition?
Concord, MA
Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill really take place?
Breed's Hill (Boston)
What word means an American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Loyalist
How many delegates meet at the first Continental Congress meeting?
55
Which British General did the king give orders to seize the weapons and ammunition?
Thomas Gage
Who was the leader of the militia in the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Captain John Parker
Who was in command of the militia at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colonel William Prescott
What word means an American colonists who favored American independence
Patriot
Which colony did not send any delegates?
Georgia
Who walked through Boston watching for any unusual activity?
Dr. Joseph Warren
Who shot the first gunshot in Lexington?
No one knows. It is known as "The shot heard around the world" because it started the American Revolution.
Why did Colonel William Prescott say, "Don't shot until you see the whites of their eyes?
Because the Americans were low an ammunition, so he did not want them to waste any
What means to draw near to something
approach
Why did the delegates meet?
to make a list of grievances against the king
Who rode horses to warn the Minutemen that the British soldiers were coming? (2 possible answers)
Paul Revere
William Dawes
Where did the battle occur in Concord?
North Bridge
How many time did the British soldiers have to retreat?
2
What means known as
so-called
What did the Suffolk Resolves state?
It stated that the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were illegal
Who continued the horse ride to warn the minutemen in Concord?
Samuel Prescott
Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Americans
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Britain, but they learned that the Americans would not be defeated quickly or easily