Declaration of Independence Flashcards
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
A message to King George III listing all of the grievances the colonies had with England and why they wanted independence.
Why did General Gage send 700 men to Concord?
British spies told him that the colonists were hiding gunpowder and weapons there.
Who won the Battle of Lexington?
Great Britain
Who won the Battle of Concord?
The colonists
What is a minuteman?
A New England volunteer in a militia who could be ready to fight in 60 seconds.
What is a militia?
A group of untrained citizens who served as an army to protect against Britain.
Unknown Patriots stole ____ barrels of gunpowder and ___ cannons from a British fort in ____
100
16
New Hampshire
In what year did the Revolutionary War start?
1775
Who were 2 famous American spies?
- Paul Revere
2. William Dawes
In Concord, what did the British soldiers do when they couldn’t find the weapons that the colonists were hiding?
Out of frustration, the British troops gathered random materials, such as wooden tools, tents, and gun carriages, and burned them.
Why did neighboring militiamen come to Concord?
After seeing the smoke from the fire created by British soldiers, they thought that the redcoats were burning Concord.
Who fired the first shot of the revolutionary war? What was this shot called?
An unknown person fired the first shot of the revolutionary war, called “the shot heard around the world”
Where was the “shot heard around the world” fired?
Lexington
Why were British troops stopped by the colonists on the road to Concord in Lexington?
American spies found out about the soldiers’ plan
Who was the captain of the British soldiers?
John Parker
