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