Revolution Begins

Define: First Continental Congress

• a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord; created the Continental army

• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

• a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British government; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms the believed colonist should enjoy

• a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army

Define: minutemen

• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

• American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice

• the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain

• British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American colonies; so called because of their bright red uniforms

Define: Redcoats

• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

• British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American colonies; so called because of their bright red uniforms

• the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain

• American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice

Define: Patriots

• the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain

• British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American colonies; so called because of their bright red uniforms

• American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice

• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

Define: Second Continental Congress

• a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord; created the Continental army

• refusal to buy British goods as a form of punishment or protest

• a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British government; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms the believed colonist should enjoy

• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

Define: Battle of Bunker Hill

• the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain

• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

• a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army

• a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord; created the Continental army

Why did the British army march on Lexington and Concord?

• The colonists were stockpiling weapons and hiding colonial leaders Samuel Adams and Hancock at Lexington and Concord

• The Continental army, with George Washington, were stationed in the two cities

• Lexington and Concord were two important port cities the British needed for transportation

• The First and Second Continental Congress were held in these two cities and the British army was forcing the delegates to leave

What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

• naming George Washington the first President of the United States

• writing the Declaration of Independence

• petitioning the king, listing the freedoms delegates believed the colonists should enjoy

• create the Continental army; final attempt at peace with Britain with the Olive Branch

What was the actually name of the hill where the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought?

• Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Dorchester Heights

• Breed's Hill

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Declaration of Independence?

• Preamble

• List of Grievances

• Declaration of immediate war on Britain and its allies, the French and Spanish

• Declaration that America is its own nation, separating from Britain forever