5.2: Uniting the Colonies 🤝
📜 Why did Parliament send British soldiers to Boston in 1768?
👉 They heard a rebellion might happen.
📍 Where did delegates from the colonies meet in 1774?
👉 Philadelphia, at the First Continental Congress.
🔫 Where did the first shot of the American Revolution take place?
👉 Lexington
📅 When did the Second Continental Congress meet again?
👉 May 10, 1775.
👨✈️ Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
👉 George Washington.
💂 What problems did colonists have with British soldiers in Boston?
👉 The soldiers were poor and often stole, causing fights with colonists.
👥 How many colonies sent delegates to the First Continental Congress?
12 out of 13
👊 What happened after the first shots were fired at Lexington?
👉 The British marched to Concord, then retreated to Boston while being attacked by militias.
💵 What were two key actions taken by the Second Continental Congress?
👉 They printed money and created the Continental Army.
📣 Who started the Committees of Correspondence to resist British rule?
👉 Samuel Adams.
💥 What happened during the Boston Massacre?
👉 British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
📜 What two major decisions did the Continental Congress make?
👉 They voted to repeal the 13 acts of Parliament and endorsed the Suffolk Resolves.
🏙️ About how many militia members surrounded Boston after the fighting began?
👉 Around 20,000.
🕊️ What was the petition the Congress sent to the King trying to do?
👉 It was a final attempt to avoid war
🧠 Whose ideas inspired “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
👉 John Locke.
📰 How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre to their advantage?
👉 They used it as propaganda to turn people against Britain.
🏘️ What were militias, and why were they formed?
👉 Armed groups of citizens formed to defend towns and colonies from British control.
⛰️ What two hills did the militia occupy before the Battle of Bunker Hill?
👉 Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill.
🧠 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and whose ideas did he use?
👉 Thomas Jefferson, inspired by John Locke.
📰 What form of protest helped colonists unite against British taxes?
👉 Boycotts.
🫖 What happened during the Boston Tea Party, and who organized it?
👉 The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act.
⚖️ Who was Thomas Gage, and what orders was he given?
👉 He was the British commander in America, ordered to arrest Massachusetts militia leaders.
💣 What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
👉 The British attacked three times before the Americans retreated, showing the colonists could fight back.
📜 What did the Declaration of Independence do once it was finished?
👉 It was copied and sent out to all colonies to announce independence from Britain.
🪧 What did the phrase “no taxation without representation” mean for colonists?
👉 They refused to be taxed by Parliament unless they had a voice in government.