Revolutionary War Flashcards
How many people were at the first continental congress? What was the point of the continental congress?
55 delegates, to discuss Britain’s actions
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sam Adams
Who defended the soldiers in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
What did the colonists want?
Remove British acts for tax and allow for colonial militia
Did King George agree with the colonists to remove the tax?
No
Who were minutemen?
soldiers ready to fight within minutes notice
Where were the weapons and ammo stored?
Concord
Who sent three men to warn everybody that the British were coming?
Sons of liberty
Who were the three men who warned the people that the Redcoats were coming?
- William Dawes
- Sam Prescott (was the one who alerted everyone)
- Paul Revere
What happened in the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
- 70 minutemen
- both commanders said not to fire
- 8 colonists died
- 250 redcoats died
What happened in the second continental congress?
- George Washington because the head of the colonial army
- George Washington asked to not be paid
- spent $100,000 in war
- Declared independence
- Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence
