Chapter 4 Notes: The American Revolution

Section 1: The Revolution Begins: Pgs. 112-116:

  1. What was the name of the new organization made to unite colonies by establishing a political body?______
  2. When did the First Continental Congress take place & how many delegates were present?______& ______
  3. Where did this meeting take place? City:______Hall:______
  4. Which colony didn’t send a delegate to Philadelphia?______
  5. Who was Samuel Adams’ younger cousin?______Who did Virginia send?______
  6. Who summed the meaning of the Continental Congress by saying: “The distinctions between Virginians and Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more… I am not a Virginian, but an American”______
  7. What is the name of the document that the First Continental Congress drafted?______
  8. What are unalienable rights? ______
  9. This was the major decision made by the First Continental Congress. ______
  10. This term means, “groups of citizen soldiers.” ______
  1. What was the nickname given to the Massachusetts companies that would be ready to fight in a moment’s notice?______
  2. In 1775, what were the militia requirements?______
  3. What was KGIII’s stance on the actions of the colonists?______
  4. What did the Redcoat, Sir Thomas Gage, order his troops to do at Concord?______
  5. What is ammunition and artillery? ______and ______

Real Story of Paul Revere Video

  1. What was the date of Paul Revere’s famous ride? ______
  2. The lanterns that signified the route of the British soldiers were hung in a building. What was the name of that building? ______
  3. At what time did Paul Revere arrive in the town of Lexington to worn the colonists that the British troops were on their way? ______
  4. Who was the other Midnight Rider?______
  5. It is said in history that Paul Revere shouted “The British are coming” while warning the colonists. This is inaccurate. Why?______

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  1. What did Paul Revere actually shout?______
  2. What weapons were the Redcoats armed with at Lexington?______
  3. How many Redcoats were wounded at Lexington?______
  4. How many minutemen( colonists) were wounded?______How many died?______
  5. After Lexington, where were the Redcoats headed?______
  6. How many minutemen met the Redcoats at Concord?______
  7. What did the minutemen do to the British as they retreated to Boston from Concord?______
  8. After returning to Boston from Concord how many Redcoats were missing, wounded, or dead?______
  9. What was the purpose of the Midnight Ride?
  10. Who alerted the colonists of the British invasion?______and______

Section 1: Part 2: The Revolution Begins: Pgs. 112-116:

  1. What does the “shot heard ‘round the world” refer to?______
  2. What battle took place on the same day of the Battle of Lexington?______
  3. This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War______
  4. Who said “ Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes?”______
  5. Who won the first battle of the Revolutionary War?______
  6. What did the British learn from the Battle of Bunker Hill?______
  7. After Bunker Hill, which city did General Washington arrive in?______
  8. Why that city of all cities in the 13 colonies?______
  9. What was General Washington there to do?______
  10. What is Washington’s Plan to get the British out?______
  11. Who does Washington appoint to carry out this mission?______
  12. What challenges did this man face in completing this mission (2)______and ______
  13. Where did Washington move his Army on March 4, 1776?______
  14. Why did Washington chose Nook’s Hill to position his troops?______
  15. When the Redcoat General Howe awoke the next morning, what did he find?______
  16. Analyze the quote:”The Rebels have done more in one night than my Army could do in months!”-Howe”* DO ON BACK-TURN PAPER OVER!-
  17. Where did Howe retreat with the Redcoat Army?______
  18. The name given to those Americans who chose to stay with Britain.______
  19. Americans determined to fight the British until American independence was won were known as______

School House Rock: Shot Heard ‘Round the World

  1. Who warns Americans that the British are coming? ______
  2. Where was “the shot heard ‘round the world?” ______
  3. What did this shot start? ______
  4. What happened at Bunker Hill?______

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