Precursor to the Revolutionary War
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- Q1a group of colonial volunteers who fought in times of emergencyMilitia30sEditDelete
- Q2well-trained volunteers who were ready for battle at a minute's noticeMinutemen30sEditDelete
- Q3two towns outside of Boston, Massachusetts; the first battles of the American Revolution were fought hereLexington and Concord30sEditDelete
- Q4a colonial silversmith who warned colonists that the British were coming to Lexington and ConcordPaul Revere30sEditDelete
- Q5a written request, signed by many peoplePetition30sEditDelete
- Q6the war between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies. It took place from 1775-1783American Revolution30sEditDelete
- Q7freedomLiberty30sEditDelete
- Q8a meeting with delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies; they wrote a petition to King George asking for a repeal of the Intolerable ActsFirst Continental Congress30sEditDelete
- Q9trained professional British soldiersRegulars30sEditDelete
- Q10British General who ordered troops to Lexington and ConcordThomas Gage30sEditDelete
- Q11first battle of the American Revolution April 19, 1775Battle of Lexington30sEditDelete
- Q12another word for guns or weaponsArms30sEditDelete
- Q13location of first continental congressPhiladelphia30sEditDelete
- Q14city whose harbor was closed due to a tea partyBoston30sEditDelete
- Q15colonists in Boston were forced to pay these until they pay for the teaTaxes30sEditDelete
- Q16wrote newspaper articles and printed pamphlets against the British taxes and forcesBenjamin Franklin30sEditDelete
- Q17first battle of the war...8 colonists diedLexington30sEditDelete
- Q18second battle of the war, colonists hold the bridge and chase the British all the way back to BostonConcord30sEditDelete