Battle of Lexington and Concord
Declaration of Independence
the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
Minuteman
Colonial militia volunteer who was prepared to fight at a minute's notice
white of there eyes.
Do not fire until you see the _________.
Redcoats/Lobsterbacks
Nicknames for the British soldiers.
Olive Branch Petition
On July 8, 1775, the colonies made a final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their grievances.
William Dawes
Paul Revere and ______ rode through the countryside warning of the British marching on Concord
rejected
The Olive Branch Petition was ____ by King George III.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagement of the Revolutionary War. It occurred on April 19, 1775, when British soldiers fired into a much smaller body of minutemen on Lexington green.
Bible
Thomas Paine referred to the ____ in Common Sense to appease/comfort his audience
removed
When the British marched on Concord, the weapons had already been _____.
Richard Harry Lee
_____ Resolution: "These United Colonies are and of right ought ot be free and independent states."
First Continental Congress'
___________ response was to continue to boycott prepare volunteer militia and wrote the Declaration of Rights
fence sitters
people who see themselves as being neutral, or undecided.
Patrick Henry
"Give me liberty or give me death"
Old North Church
"One if by land, two if by sea"-Boston's oldest surviving religious structure
Militia
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
Boycott
A group's refusal to buy from some organization in protest against its policies
Common Sense
A pamphlet (plain language) written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
250
At the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Colonists lost less than 100 men, while the British lost over ____.
heard
At the battle of Lexington and Concord, the shot _____ around the word started the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Paine
Author of Common Sense