Week 7 New Flashcards
1
Q
Riders sent to warn Charlestownand Lexinton of the coming British army:
A
Paul Revere and William Dawes
2
Q
First battles of the Revolutionary War:
A
Lexington and Concord
3
Q
R. W. Emerson describes the first battle as:
A
“the shot heard round the world”
4
Q
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army:
A
George Washington
5
Q
Revolutionary battle lost by Americans but considered a victory:
A
Battle of Bunker Hill
6
Q
General at Bunker HIll:
A
William Prescott
7
Q
Battles of Lexinton and Concord
A
April 19, 1775
8
Q
Second Continental Congress:
A
May 1775
9
Q
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”
Who said it?
A
General William Prescott
10
Q
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”
What was the occasion?
A
Battle of Bunker HIll
