Causes
The act that placed a heavy tax and monopoly on tea
Tea Act of 1773.
In a response to the Intolerable Acts, the colonists organized a meeting of delegates to brainstorm what to do next with the British...
This meeting was known as
The First Continental Congress
Who fired first at Lexington and Concord?
No one knows.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Take a look at these laws. They are all part of a series of acts known as the...
-The first law closed the port of Boston.
-Two others increased the powers of the royal governor, abolished the upper house of Massachusetts legislature, and cut the powers of town meetings.
-The fourth law strengthened the 1765 Quartering Act
The Intolerable Acts
Colonists boycotted British goods. What does "boycott" mean?
*Answers vary*
Who had more casualities at the battles of Lexington and Concord?
The British
What Patriot leader made an attempt to capture part of Canada but was wounded and failed. This would lead him to a lot of bitterness toward the Patriots...
Benedict Arnold
Why did the British send 700 soldiers to Concord in April 1775?
*To retrieve weapons and Patriot rebels.
The First Continental Congress also called for the training of militias to stand up to British troops if necessary. What is a militia?
*Answers vary* Civilians ready to fight
Who had the official "victory" at Bunker Hill?
The British
**One of the advantages of the British:
The British hired Hessian mercenaries to aid them with the war. What is a "mercenary"?
Mercenary - soldiers hired from another country to aid in fighting
True or False: The British agreed to the Second Continental Congress' Olive Branch Petition
False. This was a last attempt made by the colonists to prevent fighting.
Fighting at Lexington and Concord.
Were the Patriots successful in their expedition to Quebec?
No. They retreated with many wounded men.
What is a loyalist?
*Answers vary*
(Someone loyal to the King of England)
True or False: The colonists believed they could govern themselves rather than be under British rule.
True
Upon hearing the British were sending 700 soldiers to Concord to gather Patriot arms,
what TWO men set out to warn the minutemen?
Paul Revere and William Dawes.
What were some advantages the British had over the Patriots? Name two:
*Answers vary*
Hint: "The Midnight Ride of ____________"
Paul Revere