module 4 Flashcards
First Continental Congress
A meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia about how they would react to the Boston harbor being closed Dow and the other abuses of the British
Patriots
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain
Minutemen
American colonial too fight at a minute’s notice
Redcoat
British soldiers who fought against colonists in the American revolution, named after their bright red uniforms
Second Continental Congress
A meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide hoe to react to the the fighting in Lexington and concord
Continental Army
The army created by the second continental congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain
George Washington
Revolutionary war hero and patriot leader
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle of the American revolution, the battle on Bunker Hill, was fought on jun 17, 1775