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A Meeting in Philadelphia
The Fighting Begins
More Military Action
Bits and Pieces
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The Three goals of the Continental Congress
What is Boycotting trade with Britain, Endorsing the Suffolk Resolves and asking Parliament to Repeal 13 Acts.
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They claimed they could be "Ready to fight in a Minute!"
What were Minutemen?
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They surprised the British and Captured Fort Ticonderoga in May of 1775.
Who were Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and The Green Mountain Boys?
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These colonists fought for Freedom from Britain.
What are Patriots?
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55 delegates met in Philadelphia on September of 1774
What is The Continental Congress?
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Their assignment was to seize the weapons and ammunition of the colonists in Concord.
Who were the thousands of soldiers sent from King George III to Boston?
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When you call someone a "Benedict Arnold" you are calling them this.
What is calling someone a "Traitor!"?
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Took them 3 tries and cost them a 1000 men to win this battle.
Who were the British at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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The only colony that did not send a delegate to the Continental Congress.
What is Georgia?
300
They rode through the countryside shouting, "The British are Coming"?
Who was Paul Revere and William Dawes?
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The Colonial Militia discovered this about Benedict Arnold.
What is he sold militia secrets to the British and later fought for their side?
300
They killed 73 British Soldiers by hiding in the trees!
Who were colonists who fired on the British as they marched back to Boston?
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Groups of Civilians that fought to protect the colonies.
What were Militia?
400
700 British soldiers met them in Lexington. 8 of them died in that battle.
Who were 70 Minutemen and John Parker?
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Colonists who sided with the British and didn't think the taxes were such a big deal.
Who were Loyalists?
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The delegates didn't include this colony in the continental Congress, because it's residents were Criminals sent from Britain
What is Georgia?
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They had to supply their own weapons and ammunition.
What is a member of the Militia?
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No one knows who fired first, but everything changed in that moment.
What is "The Shot Heard Round the World"?
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The leader who said, "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes"!
Who was William Prescott?
500
Yes they won this battle, but only after three tries and it cost them 1000 men.
What is the "Battle of Bunker Hill"?