One of the reasons the British marched towards Concord was to arrest Sam Adams and this signer of the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
100
What did it mean when the British repealed an act?
they canceled it
100
This was the first tax from the British that the colonists opposed.
Sugar Act
100
What happened to the weapons that had been hidden at Concord?
the women of Concord hid them in hay and in the fields
100
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga cut the British off from what area?
Canada
200
The First Continental Congress asked this English king to repeal, or take, away the Intolerable Acts.
George III
200
The Quartering Act forced colonists to provide quarters to these individuals.
British soldiers
200
The First Continental Congress asked colonists to form this group to defend towns.
minutemen
200
Who led the militia that opposed the British at Lexington? What was the outcome of the fight at Lexington?
John Parker; 700 British beat 70 militia at Lexington; 8 militiamen died
200
Where did a militia officer possibly tell his soldiers: “Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes”?
Battle of Bunker Hill
300
These men were regular citizens that volunteered to fight the British.
militia
300
These ‘acts’ closed Boston Harbor after the Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
300
This group of colonists organized protests against the taxes from the British.
the Sons of Liberty
300
a)These 2 men started out from Boston to warn the colonists that the British were on the move. b) This man met up with the first 2 men and made it all the way to Concord.
a) William Dawes & Paul Revere; b) Dr. Samuel Prescott
300
Which leader of the Green Mountain Boys from Vermont captured Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen
400
This man helped boycott British goods and was a leader in the Sons of Liberty.
Sam Adams
400
Why did the British begin taxing the colonists?
Britain needed $$ to pay for the French & Indian War
400
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to keep each colony informed about important political events
400
Before the British reached Concord, they passed through this town where the first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought.
Lexington, Massachusetts
400
What was the result of the Battle of Concord?
the British found few weapons and retreated to Boston under heavy fire from militia
500
This former African slave was the first man killed at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
500
Why were American colonists opposed to a tax (like the Stamp Act)?
The colonists thought only they could tax themselves
500
Besides closing Boston Harbor after the Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts stopped these?
town meetings
500
What was the main reason that British soldiers marched from Boston to Concord?
to capture the weapons stored in Concord by the colonists
500
How did the colonists both lose and win the Battle of Bunker Hill?
the colonists lost the battle but killed over 1,000 British, making the British realize it would be a long war