Lesson 18 - First CC
Which colony did not attend? +50 points if you can answer why.
Georgia. they were having issues with Natives Americans and they were still hoping for the King's help.
Name all 3 riders who rode out to warn the minutemen
Dawes, Prescott, Revere
Who was the British commanding officer
General Gage
What year did America officially declare Independence?
1776
Year of the second CC
1775
September 1774
Day month & Year of the battle of Lexington & Concord
Who was the American commanding officer?
Colonel Prescott
Who wrote Common Sense - the pamphlet that urged Americans to join the fight for independence?
Thomas Paine
What 2 things were decided immediately at the 2nd CC?
Explain the effective association?
Required colonists to boycott English Goods.
Why were the Americans so successful at the Battle of Concord?
Fought from behind fences & walls. More warning means more soldiers.
The Americans retreated over the ___________ peninsula
Charlestown
2 men responsible for the majority of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson & Benjamin Franklin
Name the irony at the second CC
asked the king for peace while preparing for war.
After the Intolerable Acts, they didn't know what to do. The Intolerable Acts united the colonies.
True or False. About 1/4 of the American population supported the British Crown in the early 1770's
False. Look it up in your history pocket.
Date of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Month & Year. +50 points for the Date as well.
June 17th, 1775
What was the official color of the Continental Army and when was this made official (what year?). if you know 1 of the 2 questions, it is 200 points.
Blue; 1779
Month of the First CC
May
What was the King's response to the Declaration of Rights & Grievances?
Needs 3 parts
1. angry - didn't even read it
2. sent soldiers to take stockpiled arms at Lexington & Concord
3. sent arrest warrants for John Hancock & Sam Adams
Casualties of BOTH the Battle of Lexington & Concord + the commanding officers of both sides.
Lexington - 8 Americans; 1 British
Concord - 93 Americans; 273 British
American - Parker
British - Pitcairn
Explain the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
To get full points, you MUST include the following:
1. the TYPE of outcome this is. it has a specific name
2. Answer #1 carefully. Explain WHY
must have these things:
1. pyrrhic victory
2. lost too many men (very important men) and gained too little
True or False. (each correct answer is 100points. if you get all 3 right, it is the full 500 points)
1. Slaves (not freed slaves but enslaved men) fought in the Revolutionary War.
2. Women fought in the Revolutionary War
3. Native Americans fought in the Revolutionary War.
T
T
T
What did they write AT the second CC? What was the response?
Olive Branch Petition
King didn't read it, sent his generals