Road To Revolution Flashcards

1
Q

Why did they choose this location

A

Because Boston and New York City were closed to any political meetings due to the intolerable acts

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2
Q

Which colony does not send a representative to the meeting

A

Georgia

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3
Q

What four decisions are made

A

– Increase boycotting British goods

  • stop trading with the British
  • train militias
  • meet again in the future
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4
Q

Who was the British general in charge of ending colonial rebellion

A

General Gage

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5
Q

What does he find out about Lexington and Concord

A

Receives information that the patriots are storing ammunition in towns of Lexington and Concord

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6
Q

Who is hiding at these locations

A

Sam Adams and John Hancock

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7
Q

What is the message of Paul revere he uses to warn the colonists in Boston about the British? Where does he display the message

A

One by land, two by sea

In the top of the church

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8
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Who are the three midnight riders

A

Paul revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott

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9
Q

What do they do

A

Ride through the country on horse back to earn patriots outside of Boston

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10
Q

Who is the only one to make the full trip

A

William Dawes

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11
Q

Why is Paul revere the best known of the riders

A

Because of a famous by Henry wadsworth Longfellow in 1860

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12
Q

Why was the midnight ride a success

A

The patriots are able to move weapons and ammo before the British arrive

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13
Q

When and where did the first shots of the American Revolution take place

A

Lexington and concord in April of 1775

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14
Q

Who fired first? What is this shot known as

A

Nobody knows who fired first, becomes known as the shot heard around the world

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15
Q

Why are the colonial soldiers known as Minutemen

A

They get ready in a minute

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16
Q

What is their strategy

A

Guerrilla warfare

17
Q

What is the result of the battle

A

– Victory of the patriots

– not many casualties

18
Q

Why is this battle important

A

– First battle
– moral victory for colonists
– they can do it

19
Q

Where did the First Continental Congress meet

A

Philadelphia