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American Revolution Battles

American Revolution Battles

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Social Studies

3rd - 5th Grade

Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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5 Slides • 3 Questions

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Battles of the American Revolution

Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere, George Washington

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The colonists had grown tired of the British and their laws and taxes. They gathered together and made a plan to protect themselves.

  • Militias were groups of armed colonists that formed to fight against the British.

  • Minutemen were prepared to fight at a moment's notice.

  • All of these men volunteered their time and were ready to stand up against British soldiers.

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Multiple Choice

What was the problem with militias and minutemen fighting during the war?

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They were afraid to fight.

2

They volunteered for the war and could leave whenever they wanted.

3

They were loyalists.

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The British soldiers wanted to destroy the colonists weapons to gain an advantage.

  • Word spread about the soldiers' plans.

  • Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode through the to night warn everyone that the British were on their way.

  • At the Battle of Lexington, there were 70 American soldiers and 700 British soldiers. Even though they were outnumbered, the Patriots were ready to fight.

  • This was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.

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Open Ended

Only a few people were killed at the Battle of Lexington. Why do you think this battle is significant (important)?

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After the Battle of Lexington, the British army continued on to Concord, Massachusetts. Hundreds of colonial minutemen gathered and forced the British to retreat back to Boston.

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The Second Continental (a group of representatives from each of the Thirteen Colonies) met to devise a plan. They formed a Continental Army.

  • This army was led by a future president of the United States of America.

  • He trapped the British Army and they had to escape on boats.

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Multiple Choice

Who led the Continental Army.

1

General George Washington

2

General Charles Cornwallis

3

General Paul Revere

Battles of the American Revolution

Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere, George Washington

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