Preparing to Fight
What colony was Britain trying to punish?
Boston
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
What 2 towns were in the first battle of the revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord
Who rode on a horse and warned the town that the British were coming because he saw 2 lanterns in the church steeple?
Paul Revere
Colonists who supported the right of the colonies to rule themselves.
Patriots
What did Britain call the laws that they used to punish Boston?
The Coercive Acts
Why were they called "minutemen"?
Because they were supposed to be ready to fight without warning (in a minute)
Why weren't the Lexington militia ready for the British soldiers?
They were not as experienced and much smaller
Who were the 4 most important people at the first continental congress?
Patrick Henry, George Washington, Samuel Adams, John Adams
Colonists who supported Britain.
Loyalists
What did America call the Coercive acts?
The Intolerable Acts
Finish the phrase: One if by ___, two if by ____.
land, sea
Did the British General want to fight a battle with the Lexington militia?
No, he just wanted to disarm them.
Who was the leader of the British Army in America and also the Governor of Massachusetts?
General Thomas Gage
Specially trained militia members who were ready to fight without warning (in a minute).
Minutemen
Which act let soldiers completely take over your private home?
The Quartering Act
Did the British come by land or by sea?
Sea
the British
Who were the 2 other riders with Paul Revere?
William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott
A group of regular citizens trained to fight as soldiers when needed.
Militia
What was the meeting called where 56 delegates discussed how to repeal the Intolerable acts?
First Continental Congress
How many people were on that famous warning ride?
3
what did the fight at lexington and concord become known as?
The first battle of the Revolutionary War
Who was the British General at Lexington and Concord?
Major John Pitcairn
A meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia in 1774 to talk about how to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
First Continental Congress