The Outbreak of War Flashcards
What month was Lexington and Concord (1775)?
April 1775
What month was the Second Continental Congress (1775)?
May 1775
What month was the Battle Of Bunker Hill (1775)?
June 1775
What month was the Declaration of Independence adopted by Congress (1775)?
July 1775
What months did the First major campaign- Washington retreats from New York into Philadelphia take place (1775)?
May-Dec 1775
What month did Parliament close the port of Boston (1774)?
March 1774
What month did the Quebec Act take place in (1774)?
June 1774
What month does the First Continental Congress get set up (1774)?
Sept-Oct 1774
What month does the Battle of Trenton take place (1776)?
December 1776
What month do the British take Philadelphia (1777)?
September 1777
What month do the British surrender at Saratoga (1777)?
October 1777
What month do the French join the fight (1778)?
February 1778
What month does Spain join the War (1779)?
June 1779
What month is the British surrender at Yorktown (1781)?
October 1781
What month was the Paris peace treaty signed (1783)?
September 1783
Who were the minutemen at Lexington?
An elite force of younger colonists within the Massachusetts militia.
Trained to get into action at any point.
They were highly trained.
4000 minute men assembled to block the path of British Troops at Lexington.
How many colonists were killed at the Battle of Lexington?
8 Colonists.
What was the main objective of the British during Lexington and Concord?
Destroy munitions.
Arrest rebel leaders.
What happened when the British started to retreat?
6 New England militias continued to attack the British from behind houses, trees and walls.
