Chapter 12 The fighting begins; day 2 Flashcards
Patrick Henry was _______ when he that the war had begun.
wrong
When did the real fighting begin?
Three weeks after his speech
“These farmers called themselves_______________.”
Minutemen
What is a minutemen?
People who volunteer to serve in the American militia and were ready to fight at a moment’s notice
Who figured they could kill two birds with one stone?
General Gage
What does “kill two birds with one stone” means?
(Idiom) to accomplish two different things at the same time
General Gage figured he could send his soldiers to Lexington to capture ________ and ________ and leave in the blink of an eye that way no one would notice.
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Two Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere and William Dawes, got ready ____________________________
_______________________________.
to ride ahead of the British soldiers to warn citizens along the way
There were two routes to Lexington. Which one would the red coats take?
the first route was longer, but it was entirely over land. The shorter route required that the troops first cross the Charles River before starting their overland march.
Williams Dawes took the long route, but as he went he ________________________________.
called out to the Patriots home that the redcoats were coming.
Paul Revere hung back by the Charles River. He had already arranged for a young man to _____ to the Sons of Liberty waiting on the opposite shore.
Signal
Because the British were coming by water, the signaler was supposed to do what?
Hang two lanterns
