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Who were Patriots?
People who want liberty and freedom
What were Loyalists/Tories?
People who agree with the King; not always agree, but don't rebel
What was The First Continental Congress?
A gathering of colonial leaderswho were concerned on how England is treating the colonies
What was the goal of The First Continental Congress?
To state the concerns of the colonists and ask the King to correct the problem
What was the outcome of The First Continental Congress?
-Continue to boycott British goods
-Told the colonial militia to prepare for war
What are Militia?
-Ordinary citizens that volunteers to protect a community in times of need.
-Also called minutemen
What is the Declaration of Rights?
Outline 10 statements against the King
Who was the Governor of Massachusetts and what did he find out about the colonist?
Thomas Gaige and he found out that colonists were gathering weapons in the town Concord
What did Thomas Gaige decide to do about the supplies?
He decided to sieze the supplies
True or False
The colonists knew how the British were going to attack
True
False
False; they didn't know how they would attack
Who were the 4 men that were involved in the Plan at Midnight?
Robert Livingston, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and Paul Revere
Who would be in the Old North Church in Boston?
Robert Newman
What did 1 lantern mean? What did 2 laterns mean?
Raise 1 lantern - British come across land
Raise 2 lanterns - British come across sea
How many lanterns did Newman raise?
2; the British were coming by land
What happened to Revere on the Midnight Ride?
He was captured
What was known as the Shot Heard Around the World?
The battles at Lexington and Concord
What did Thomas Paine write?
A pamphlet where he argues that citizens, not kings, should make laws. This was called Common Sense.
Why was it called the Shot Heard Around the World?
It was called this because some people were hearing about it, so they told their friends and so on and so forth.
What was the outcome of the pamphlet Common Sense?
-Thomas Paine's words reached all the colonies.
-Changed the way many colonists viewed the King
-Argued for economic freedom and for the right to have a military
What was the outcome of the Second Continental Congress?
Authorized that the Massachusetts militia was to become the new Continental Army (fought in blue)
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American History (Exams)
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Updated
2010-05-02T14:59:24Z
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