lexington concord & fort ticonderoga

Question 1

patriot

Answer 1

a person who strongly supports, loves, and defends his country

Question 2

loyalist

Answer 2

a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or governor, especially in the face of a revolt

Question 3

green mountain boys

Answer 3

a militia organization established in the 1760’s in boston provinces headed by Ethan Allen; from vermont. lasted until the spanish-american war.

Question 4

minutemen

Answer 4

a member of a class of american militia men that volunteered to be ready on a minutes notice

Question 5

paul revere

Answer 5

principal rider for the boston’s committee of safety and made a system to warn the minutemen about the british invasion.

Question 6

william dawes

Answer 6

rode on the same night as paul revere to warn about the British. he managed to avoid getting captured, unlike paul revere.

Question 7

dr. samuel prescott

Answer 7

massachusetts patriot. one of the riders in the Paul Revere midnight ride.

Question 8

samuel adams

Answer 8

cousin of john adams. political philosopher & founding father. organizer of the boston tea party, opposer of the british taxation. helped create sons of liberty & committees of correspondence.

Question 9

john hancock

Answer 9

founding father. first to sign the declaration. president of the 1st continental congress.

Question 10

captain john parker

Answer 10

“stand your ground. don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” fought in french & indian war, directed lexington military @ lexington.

Question 11

ethan allen

Answer 11

green mountain boys & connecticut troops. successful in the capture of fort Ticonderoga.

Question 12

benedict arnold

Answer 12

general during the american revolution. TRAITOR.

Question 13

BOSTON

Answer 13

CENTER OF THE REVOLUTION. continental army took over, and forced the British to evacuate.

Question 14

LEXINGTON

Answer 14

“shot heard round the world”- started the american revolution

Question 15

CONCORD

Answer 15

colonial victory

Question 16

FORT TICONDEROGA

Answer 16

located along lake champlain & was used by the french in the french & indian war. british gained control. american forces of benedict arnold & green mountain boys (along with ethan allen) captured it. FIRST COLONIAL VICTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

Question 17

what events lead to the boston tea party?

Answer 17

boston massacre, sons of liberty, committees of correspondence, french & indian war, stamp act, taxation in the english colonies, sugar & molasses act, proclamation of 1763, the quartering act.

Question 18

describe the boston tea party.

Answer 18

during the night of december 16, 1773 sam adams and the sons of liberty threw 342 chests of tea into the boston harbor, dressed as indians.

Question 19

describe the first real battle.

Answer 19

happened on april 19, 1775. lexington- shot heard round the world, british victory. concord- where the 700 british tried to destroy weapon stash, colonial victory.

Question 20

what did the first real battle prove to the americans?

Answer 20

they will fight in the eastern way, and they should be prepared for battle when necessary. AMERICA HAD A CHANCE TO BEAT THE BRITISH.

Question 21

“the midnight ride of paul revere”

Answer 21

he warned the colonies that the British are coming

Question 22

“shot heard round the world”

Answer 22

piece of poem called “concord hymn”. written by ralph waldo emerson, about a monument honoring the battle of concord. indicates how the revolution effected people.

Question 23

why was fort ticonderoga so important????

Answer 23

first battle of the revolutionary war that the americans won

Question 24

sons of liberty

Answer 24

organization of american colonists with a secret society to protect the rights of colonists & fight taxation from the british government