battle of bunker hill

Question 1

bayonet

Answer 1

a sharp blade that attaches to the end of a musket or rifle

Question 2

barracks

Answer 2

housing for soldiers

Question 3

fortifications

Answer 3

protection made by soldiers, made by digging holes or trenches in the ground and making walls with the dirt

Question 4

why were the patriots able to fortify breed’s and bunker hills so quickly?

Answer 4

many soldiers working together as a unit for a cause

Question 5

what are two takes on who really won this battle?

Answer 5

the patriots won because they proved they could stand their guard against the british army, they just ran out of supplies.

the british won by capturing the hills and chasing the patriots away, but they lost many men.

Question 6

what did many british generals (in specific pitcairn) think of the colonial army?

Answer 6

one good defeat by the british army, and the americans would give up.

assumed the americans were lazy cowards.