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1) To resistance to Parliament's coercive acts 2) They met in Philadelphia 3) They met September 1774 4) to second boycott acts, Encouraged colonist to continue boycotting British products, It told militas to prepare for war. 5) They armed the people and formed Militas |
1st continental congress |
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1) a group(s) of citizen soldiers who don't have fighting experience 2) The Militas where armed and ready to fight |
Militas |
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1) He was a member of the sons of liberty, and he would ride his horse and tell people that the British were coming 2) For letting people know that the British were coming |
Paul revere |
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1) June 16, 1775 2) Across the harbor from Boston 3) About 10200 milita me under the command of cornel William Prescot set you for at bunker hill the British decided to drive the americans from there stratigic locations overlooking the city of Boston, the next day the red coats assembled at the bottom of breeds hill. They charged up the hill and the colonist were told not to fire until they saw the whites of there eyes. and the american opened fire and forced the British to retreat. They red coasts charged two more times and in the end the Americans ran out of ammo, and had to withdraw from the fight. The British won. 4) G.B. realized that it would not be an easy fight to win. |
battle of bunker hill |
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1) Loyalist were those who chose to stay with Britain and didn't consider unfair taxes and regulations good reasons for rebellion 2) Many fled to Canada because they did not want to be in the war 3) They were leaving the colonist because they believe that the British were not being fair |
loyalists |
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1) They were colonist of the thirteen colonies who rebelled agains Britain 2) They wanted to separate from G.B because they thought that British rule had become unfair. 3) They thought that the British were right and that they would win the war. |
patriots |
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1) They are companies the bragged that they were ready to fight within a minutes notice they also made muskets and riffles 2) They had frequent training sessions, bullets, stock riffles, and other fighting utensils to be ready for war. |
minutemen |
