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1.) They had come to establish a political body to represent American Interests and challenge British Control.


2.) They met in Philadelphia


3.) In September 1774


4.) To endorse the Suffolk Resolves, British goods could be brought in or used in the colonies, to boycott British trade.


5.) Called on the people of the county to arm themselves against the British.

Continental Congress

1.) The Militias were protecting there weapons from the British Soldiers.



Militias

1.) They are Militias who are citizen soldiers


2.) They could get ready to fight in a moments notice



Minutemen

1.) He was a member of the Sons Of Liberty and a Patriot in the American Revolution


2.) He was famous for his ride in 1775, warning the minutemen that the British were coming

Paul Revere

1.) This battle took place on June 16, 1775


2.) Took place nearby Breed's Hill, across the harbor from Boston


3.) British decided to land there troops to overlook Boston and leads them against Breed's Hill. Colonel Prescott shouted "Don't fire till we see the whites of there eyes". The Americans opened fire, forcing the British to retreat.


4.) The British had learned that defeating the Americans on the Battlefield would not be quick or easy.

Bunker Hill

1.) American colonists who were loyal to the British King during the American Revolutionary War.


2.) They fled to Canada because of all the wars between British and minutemen in 1775.


Example: They fled to Canada because there were lots of wars going on in Boston

Loyalists

1.) Determined to fight the British until American Independence was won


2.) We want to leave because the Great Britain will take control over our colonies.

Patriots