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15 Cards in this Set
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Who said that "blows must decide" who would rule America?
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George III
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Who had orders to take away the weapons of the Massachusetts militia?
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Thomas Gage
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Who, along with Paul Revere, warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British were coming?
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William Dawes
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The Green Mountain Boys, who captured the British-held Fort Ticonderoga, were led by
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Ethan Allen
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The British learned that defeating the Americans would not be easy after the British won the
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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The general purpose of the Continental Congress was to _______ the colonies in their opposition to British policies.
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challenge
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The first battle for America's independence took place at _______.
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New England
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British soldiers were fired upon by colonists along the road from _______ to Boston.
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Concord
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The Battle of _______ took place across the harbor from Boston in June 1775.
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Lexington
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Colonists who thought they should remain a part of Britain were called _______.
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Loyalists
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citizen soldiers
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militia
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storage place for arms
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Concord
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redcoat leader
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Major John Pitcairn
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leader of minutemen
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Captain John Parker
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writer of "The Concord Hymn"
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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