Revolution(7th) Flashcards
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Where did the First Continental Congress meet (be specific)?
Where did the First Continental Congress meet (be specific)?
The leaders drafted a list of 10 resolutions to send to the King called ______.
The Declaration of Rights
What is a Militia?
a military force raised from the citizens of a townwith little supplies, training, and no uniform.
The Second Continental Congress did two main things. Name them.
Made the Continental Army with Washington in command and sent the Olive Branch petition to the King
At Bunker Hill, Patriots ____, but gain _____they can fight with the British.
lose, confidence
What was the main issue argued over at the Second Continental Congress.
Some delegates wanted war where others didn’t.
At Dorchester Heights, No shots were ______ and British troops_________ to Canada. Boston is ____________.
Fired; retreated; liberated (freed)
Revere then galloped to all the towns notifying the ___________ that the British were coming.
minute men
Name Jefferson’s three main points from the DOI.
The colonists have unalienable rights- rights that cannot be taken away.
List of grievances- complaints about the King’s unfair laws.
Colonies officially dissolving ties with Britain.
3 groups not included in doi
women, slaves, native americans
First Continental Congress
-After Inolerable acts
- Georgia no show
-Colonists demanded the repeal of all acts.
Recommended colonies raise militias.
Declaration of Rights, sent to king George 3a list of 10 resolutions
- 1774
meet again if k did not listen
Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride
1775 British soldiers in Boston worried about militias forming so govenor Thomas gage planned to steal military weapons in concord. Robert Newman shine 1 lantern if by land 2 if by Charles river. Revere who was on his horse saw the 2 and went to all the towns leading to Concord telling the minutemen
Battle of Lexington
minutemen not fire unless fired up on
shot heard around the world (no one knows who fired)
minutemen outnumbered and lost, British continued to concord
Second Continental Congress
- King refused to adress the declaration of rights
-met in independence hall - some wanted war some peace
- created continental army for war, George Washington as general
- olive branch petition as a last attempt to peace
- kings rejection help those on side of war