5.3

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Continental Congress

Back 1

1. The 1st Continental Congress was formed to establish a political body to represent American interests and challenge British control.

2. Political leaders from across the colonies attended the Congress.

3. They met in September, 1774.

4. Colonists began to protest for their rights and freedom during and after the Boston Massacre, and created a meeting about it, west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Militias

Back 2

1. militia - a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

2. Militia companies in Massachusetts held frequent training sessions, made bullets, stockpiled rifles, and muskets.

Front 3

Minuetmen

Back 3

1. Minutemen were companies that boasted they would be ready to fight on a minute's notice.

2. They provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to war threats.

Front 4

Paul Revere

Back 4

1. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty.

2. He was famous for his works of art used as propaganda.

Front 5

Bunker Hill

Back 5

1. This battle took place on June 18, 1775.

2. This battle took place at Bunker Hill.

3. During the battle, the British decided to drive the Americans from their strategic locations overlooking the city.

4. The British realized how important the American Revolution is to the Americans.

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Loyalists

Back 6

1. loyalists - american colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War.

2. They did not consider unfair taxes and regulations, good reasons for rebellion.

3. Some loyalists lived in relative isolation and had not been part of the wave of discontent that turned many Americans against Britain.

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Patriots

Back 7

1. They were colonists who supported that war for independence.

2. They wanted to separate from Great Britain to win independence for the Americans.

3. The patriots were determined to fight the British until American independence was won.