The Shots Heard Round the World
British army general Thomas Gage became the new governor and learned about the minutemen’s hidden supplies in
What is Concord.?
In May 1775, delegates from all the American colonies gathered in Philadelphia for the
What is the Second Continental Congress?
An important battle near Boston on June 16, 1775. They dug trenches and piled up earth into walls six feet (1.8 m) high. In the morning, the British discovered that the colonial militia was in control of the hill.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Thomas Paine published this pamphlet that argued that America could not continue as colonies and that it must declare independence from Britain
What is Common Sense?
The wealthiest country in the world.
A powerful army of nearly fifty thousand troops, plus thirty thousand mercenaries.
The world’s largest navy
What advantages did Great Britain have?
Witch 2 Sons of Liberty did General Gage plan to capture?
Who are Sam Adams and John Hancock?
What were they discussing at the Second Continental Congress?
What is the aftermath of the recent deaths caused by the British government?
The actual location of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
What is Breed’s Hill?
Known for his writing skills, he was selected to draft the declaration.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
They were fighting on their own land, which provided the possibility of a constant supply of fresh soldiers and provisions. They were more motivated and determined than the British soldiers because they were fighting to defend their homes, land, families, and freedom.
What are Americans the advantages?
be ready to fight at a minute’s notice. They gathered guns, gunpowder, and other supplies in the village of
What is Concord?
The delegates were not ready to break away from Britain, they realized the importance of
What is preparing for more fighting?
The reason the colonists militia retreated after the 3rd British charge.
What is the colonists began to run out of ammunition?
Jefferson explained that the colonists had the right to break away from Britain due to the actions of the king, how did colonists view these actions.
What is unlawful?
A woman named Mary Ludwig Hays who carried pitchers of water from a nearby stream to cool off the cannons during battle and prevent them from overheating
Who is “Molly Pitcher”?
When the Sons of Liberty got wind of the plan, they rode ahead of the British soldiers to warn citizens along the way.
Who are Paul Revere and William Dawes?
Who proposed forming a real American army, known as the Army of the United Colonies or the Continental Army, to fight a war.
Who is John Adams of Massachusetts?
What did one British officer say after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What is his army couldn’t sustain many more “victories” such as this?
The rights Jefferson stated that governments are created for and among them are....
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”?
The future wife of president John Adams, and during the Revolution, she exchanged long letters with him about politics and the war, advising him on many issues. Among other things advocated for women’s rights and argued that laws made only by men oppressed women.
Who is Abigail Adams?
How did American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson later referred to the minutemen as “embattled farmers” actions?
What is “fired the shot heard round the world.”?
The Congress appointed him as the commander in chief. His first mission was to lead the Massachusetts militia.
Who is George Washington?
The Patriots still wanted to break away from Britain and establish independence, while they wanted to remain under British rule.
Who are the Loyalists?
The date Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
What is July 4, 1776?
Why many more African Americans—about twenty thousand—fought for the British.
What is the British promised freedom to any enslaved person who sided with the king against the American revolutionaries?