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

Chapter 4 Notes: The American Revolution

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

What was the name of the new organization made to unite colonies by establishing a political body?______
When did the First Continental Congress take place & how many delegates were present?______& ______
Where did this meeting take place? City:______Hall:______
Which colony didn’t send a delegate to Philadelphia?______
Who was Samuel Adams’ younger cousin?______Who did Virginia send?______
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”______
What is the name of the document that the First Continental Congress drafted?______
What are unalienable rights? ______
This was the major decision made by the First Continental Congress. ______
This term means, “groups of citizen soldiers.” ______

What was the nickname given to the Massachusetts companies that would be ready to fight in a moment’s notice?______
In 1775, what were the militia requirements?______
What was KGIII’s stance on the actions of the colonists?______
What did the Redcoat, Sir Thomas Gage, order his troops to do at Concord?______
What is ammunition and artillery? ______and ______

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What was the date of Paul Revere’s famous ride? ______
The lanterns that signified the route of the British soldiers were hung in a building. What was the name of that building? ______
At what time did Paul Revere arrive in the town of Lexington to worn the colonists that the British troops were on their way? ______
Who was the other Midnight Rider?______
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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What did Paul Revere actually shout?______
What weapons were the Redcoats armed with at Lexington?______
How many Redcoats were wounded at Lexington?______
How many minutemen( colonists) were wounded?______How many died?______
After Lexington, where were the Redcoats headed?______
How many minutemen met the Redcoats at Concord?______
What did the minutemen do to the British as they retreated to Boston from Concord?______
After returning to Boston from Concord how many Redcoats were missing, wounded, or dead?______
What was the purpose of the Midnight Ride?
Who alerted the colonists of the British invasion?______and______

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

What does the “shot heard ‘round the world” refer to?______
What battle took place on the same day of the Battle of Lexington?______
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War______
Who said “ Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes?”______
Who won the first battle of the Revolutionary War?______
What did the British learn from the Battle of Bunker Hill?______
After Bunker Hill, which city did General Washington arrive in?______
Why that city of all cities in the 13 colonies?______
What was General Washington there to do?______
What is Washington’s Plan to get the British out?______
Who does Washington appoint to carry out this mission?______
What challenges did this man face in completing this mission (2)______and ______
Where did Washington move his Army on March 4, 1776?______
Why did Washington chose Nook’s Hill to position his troops?______
When the Redcoat General Howe awoke the next morning, what did he find?______
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!-
Where did Howe retreat with the Redcoat Army?______
The name given to those Americans who chose to stay with Britain.______
Americans determined to fight the British until American independence was won were known as______

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