The British are Coming
"The regulars are coming!"
What Paul Revere most likely said on his midnight ride.
Congress sent this to King George III in June 5 and he responded with the Proclamation of Rebellion.
Olive Branch Petition
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here.
Breed's Hill
Thomas Paine wrote this influential pamphlet.
Common Sense
A form of slavery in which the enslaved are treated not as humans, but commodities.
Chattel slavery
These soldiers earned their nickname because they were ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Minutemen
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured this fort in May 1775.
Fort Ticonderoga
This American officer led the mission to retrieve weapons from Fort Ticonderoga.
Colonel Henry Knox
This Enlightenment philosopher spread the idea that government is only legitimate with the consent of the governed.
John Locke
The system of good and humans brought between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Triangle Trade
One if by ___, two if by ___.
The code for the lanterns that were hung in Old North Church to warn that the British soldiers were marching on Concord.
The president of the Second Continental Congress after Peyton Randolph resigned
John Hancock
One of the critical long-range weapons seized from Fort Ticonderoga, a sort of cross between a mortar and a cannon.
"Blank slate"- the idea that men can make their own destiny.
Tabula rasa
A regiment made up of all Black and Indigenous men which helped the Americans win the Battle of Red Bank.
1st Rhode Island Regiment
The shot heard 'round the world
The first shot of the American Revolution, at the Battle of Lexington
The building where the Second Continental Congress originally convened in May 1775.
Philadelphia State House (now Independence Hall)
The British general who led the retreat from Boston.
General William Howe
This religious movement believed that God made the universe, then stepped back and did not interfere with it.
Deism
A famous Black loyalist from Monmouth, NJ who led many successful raids on American farms.
Colonel Tye
The approximate number of British casualties from Lexington and Concord.
John Dickinson of Pennsylvania wrote this document to explain to King George III why the colonists had to fight against the British.
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
The death of this officer discouraged the Americans and led to them losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Dr. Joseph Warren
The idea that a ruler owes something to their subjects and if they break it, then it is okay for the people to overthrow them.
Social contract
The approximate percentage of the 500,000 people of African descent living in the colonies who were enslaved at the start of the revolution.
90%