chap.5. sec.4 Flashcards
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
who were the 3 main delegates at the 2nd continental congress meeting?
1-Thomas Jefferson
2-John Handcock
3-Benjamin Franklin
what were the first 2 things that the 2CC voted on?
1-George Washington:commander of army
2-They decided to print paper $ for the colonies.
What does PATRIOTS mean?
colonists who favored independence
What does LOYALISTS mean?
Someone who remains loyal to England and its King.
what were the 3 groups of loyalists?
1-landowners
2-african americans
3-indian americans
The 2CC sends a resolution of peace to England… Called?
Olive Branch Petition
The OBP said…?
1-Declaired colonial loyalty to England and its King.
2-It asked that all fighting between England would stop.
3-To establish peace between each other.
What battle took place on May 10,1775?
Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga
what is ft Ticonderoga’s nickname?
Ft. Ti
Who was the militia from vermont?
The Green Mountain Boys.
Who was the leader of the green mountain boys?
Ethan Allan
Why was the attack on Ft. Ti so important? 2 reasons:
1-This Ft controls the supply route between Canada and NewYork.It cut the supple line of.
2-It gave the colonists valuable weapons and ammunition cannons.
Who were the colonists commanders at the battle of bunker hill?
Putnam and Prescot
What was Prescots famous phrase?
Don’t shoot till you see the white of his eyes.
What did washington do?
Washington brings cannons from ft Ti=. He put them on hills and starts to fire at the british. less than a year later March 1776 the British had enough and moved away. They never did come back to Boston but they moved to New York and burned the city down.
Mercenaries. Def?
Soldiers who serve another country for money.
Who were the 2 leaders washington picked to divide his group in 2?
Richard Montgoenery and Benidict Arnold
Why was the attack from ft. Ti a failure?
1-One of the worst snow storms hit and it slowed them down.
2-Both armies ran low on supplies.
3. The Canadians never joined in and helped our army
4. Montgomery was killed at the beginning and Arnold was wounded. No leaders so our armies retreated
