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33 Cards in this Set
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what was the continental congress? |
an organization that served as a political body to represent American interests and challenge British control
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what happened on sept 1774
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55 men sent as delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies came to establish the continental Congress
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where did the 55 delegates meet to establish the continental congress ?
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the city of Philadelphia
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what colony didn't send a delegate ?
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Georgia
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what important political leaders attended the congress ?
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Massachusetts- Samuel and john Adams
New York- John Jay Virginia- George Washington, Patrick henry, Richard henry Lee |
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what did the continental congress decide to do?
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Draft a statement of grievances calling for the repeal of 13 acts of Parliament since 1763
Boycott all British goods and trade Form militias |
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what did the Congress's statement of grievances do?
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called for the repeal of 13 acts of Parliament passed since 1763
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what are milita
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groups of citizen soldiers trained to fight to for emergencies
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How does Massachusetts prepare to fight?
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militia companies held frequent training sessions for minutemen
made bullets stockpiled rifles and muskets |
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what are minutemen
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companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minutes notice
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what did Sir Thomas Gage have by April 1775
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several thousand soldiers under his command in Boston
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what were Sir Thomas Gage's instructions?
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take away the weapons of the Massachusetts militia
arrest leaders of militia |
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where did Sir Thomas Gage learn that the militia were storing weapons and ammunition?
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concord
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what were people like Dr. Joseph Warren supposed to do to contribute?
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walk the streets of Boston looking for any unusual activity by the British army
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what happened on April 18 1775?
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Dr. Joseph Warren saw a regiment form ranks in the Boston Common and begin to march out of the city during his usual rounds
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How did Dr. Joseph Warrne react to seeing the British?
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alerted Paul Revere, William Dawes, who rode to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock about the British's arrival,
also alert the militia men of British movement |
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British soldiers who secretly traveled to Lexington were surprised by what in the center of the town?
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70 minutemen ready to fight
(were alerted by Revere and Dawes) |
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what caused the minutemen and British soldiers to exchange bullets at Lexington?
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a shot was fired (don't know who did it)
{known as shot heard around the world} |
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after the distraction in Lexington, British troops march to concord. what did thwy discover when they arrived there?
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that most of the militias supplies had been moved or destroyed
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what happened as the British are marching back to Boston?
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minutemen fire as they march
injuring 174 British and killing 73 |
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why was fort Ticonderoga targeted after Lexington and Concord?
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strategically located
rich in military supplies |
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who was Fort Ticonderoga attacked by?
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joint attack by
both Ethan Allen and his green mountain boys from Vermont and Benedict Arnold's troops from Connecticut |
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what were Ethan Allens troops know as ?
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Green Mountain Boys
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what happens on May 10 1775
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garrison surrendered
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what does Benedict arnold do later in the war
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conspired against the colonists to the British
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who calls for more volunteers to join the militias
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committees of correspondences
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what happened on June 16 1775
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minutemen under the command of Colonel William Prescott set up for forticfications at Breed's and bunker hill
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what does the British decide to do during the battle of bunker hill
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to drive the Americans from their strategic locations overlooking the scity
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what does Colonel William Prescott order his militia men to do hmmm?
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hold fire until they see the whites of the their eyes
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why did the Americans retreat the battle if Bunker hill causing the British to win
what did the British learn from the battle? |
Ran out of gunpowder
British victory wouldn't be quick and easy |
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what are loyalists
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american colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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why were there some loyalists ?
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believed that unfair taxes and regulations were not good reasons for rebellion
royal office holders could lose their position because of the Revolution others live in isolation and felt like they weren't a part of the revolution against Britain most expected British to win and because if you were on the side that lost you wouldve committed of treason and possibly put to death |
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patriots
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american colonists who were determined to fight the British until American Independence was won
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