week 12 - lexington and concord Flashcards
how many colonists were killed and wounded?
49 killed
39 wounded
5 missing
how many british troops were killed and wounded?
73 killed
174 wounded
26 missing
where did the british retreat to?
boston
why were the british relieved?
when reinforcements under the command of sir hugh percy arrived with over a 1,000 regulars.
the british force, though reinforced, continued their retreat march under continuous sniper fire from the americans.
what was lexington and concord considered to be?
a major military victory and displayed to the british and king george III that unjust behavior would not be tolerated in america.
the battles also constituted the first military conflicts of the american revolution
after the retreat to the boston area by the british, what did colonial militias do?
encircling and securing the land access to the boston and charlestown area.
intent was to lay siege to the british stronghold of boston.
what had parliament drafted?
the conciliatory proposition that would alleviate some of the burdens of taxation in the colonies by replacing taxation with ‘voluntary contributions’
lexington and concord had already happened by the time the act had been brought before the continental congress in may, and the proposition was rejected.
william pitt
rejoiced for the colonists because they had employed military force to defend their belief
thomas gage
shocked.
such a reaction to his arms raid was highly unexpected and cast him in a negative light.
while the patriots celebrated their victories at lexington and concord and prepared for a revolution, gage was later shipped back to england in shame
