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This person was put in command of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This battle was the first battle.
What is the battle of Lexington?
This person said, "Give me liberty or give me death".
Who is Patrick Henry?
The name given to the British soldiers.
What are the Redcoats?
The location of where the lanterns would be hung to warn the colonist how the British were traveling to Lexington.
Where is the Old North Church?
This famous person rode to warn the Patriots the British were coming.
What is the battle of Lexington?
The Patriot said "Don't fire unless fire upon".
Who is John Parker?
These colonist needed to be ready to fight within a moments notice.
Who were the minutemen?
This military person was sent with 400 militia to attack the British Fort Ticonderoga.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
The name the colonist were called that fought for independence from Great Britain.
Who were the Patriots?
At this location, the colonist pushed the British backed, and the British had to retreat back to Boston.
Where is Concord?
At this battle, this commander ordered his men not to fire "until you see the whites of their eyes".
What is the battle of Bunker Hill.
This is the meeting in Philadelphia where 12 out of the 13 colonies met to discuss the relationship between the colonies and England after King George ordered Boston Harbor Closed.
What is the first Continental Congress?
This military group became the Continental Army.
What was the Massachusetts Militia?
This colonel was to bring the Canons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
Who was Colonel Henry Knox?
The Patriots lost this battle due to the lack of gunpowder and ammunition.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
This became to quote/slogan for the Patriots to complain about all the taxes.
"No taxation without representation".
This meeting in Philadelphia was between 12 of the 13 colonies after King George refused to address the concerns listed in the Declaration of Rights.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Not to buy goods in rebellion.
What is boycotting?
These two leaders were to be arrested at Lexington by the British.
Who were Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
At this battle the British had to retreat to Canada due to George Washington's Continental Army and cannons brought from Fort Ticonderoga.
What is the Battle of Dorchester Heights?
This British general said "The Rebels have done more in one night than my whole army could do in months".
Who is general William Howe?
This document was written at the First Continental Congress which was a list of ten resolutions that the colonist sent to King George III.
What is the Declaration of Rights?
This person was the governor of Massachusetts that sent the British soldiers to Lexington and Concord.
Who was Thomas Gage?