1. The Revolution Begins Chapter 7, Section 1

2. FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
1. In September of 1774 there was a meeting held by 56 colonial delegates in Philadelphia to discuss the crisis in Boston. What was this meeting called?
FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

3. a) continue boycotts on British goods
2. What were four recommendations the First Continental Congress made at the end of the meeting.
a) continue boycotts on British goods
b) warned colonial militias to be prepared to fight
c) assembled a list of 10 resolutions to present to King George III
d) agreed to meet again in May of 1775 if King George did not respond

5. 3. Who were the minutemen?
Militia members who were able to be ready to fight in a moments notice.
4. Who was General Thomas Gage?
British general who decided to take away the minutemen’s weapons and ammunition stored at Concord, Massachusetts.

6. 5. What important role did Paul Revere and William Dawes play at the start of the American Revolution?
They raced through the countryside warning the minutemen that the British were coming.

7. 6. What was the “Shot heard round the world?”
Considered to be the first shot fired during the American Revolution between the minutemen and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. Nobody knows who fired it.

8. 7. What did the British find when they finally arrived in Concord?
They found few weapons because the colonists had removed them.
And what did the British do?
In anger they started burning buildings

9. 8. What was the nickname given to British soldiers?
Redcoats
Why were they given that name?
Their bright red coats

10. Lets us go back in time to see how the young people of the colonies might have helped in this time of crisis and then compare that to historical documentation of Paul Revere and William Dawes’s ride and the battles at Lexington and Concord.

11. 9. What meeting took place in Philadelphia in May of 1775?
The Second Continental Congress

12. 10. The leaders of the Congress had to decide how to react to the fighting. They decided not to break away from Great Britain. The Congress did make plans to create a Continental Army to defend the colonies and chose Virginian George Washington to command this army.

13. Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA The Second Continental Congress met here and wrote the Declaration of Independence

18. The Olive Branch Petition
11. The Congress tried one last effort for keeping peace with England what was it called?
The Olive Branch Petition
12. What was King George’s reaction to this petition?
 He angrily rejected the peace offer

19. access to Lake Champlain, a key waterway
13. The colonists, led by Generals Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold made a surprise attack at Fort Ticonderoga. What was important about this fort? What two things would the colonists gain?
access to Lake Champlain, a key waterway
b) a large supply of weapons and cannons

20. Surrounding the enemies defenses so that nobody can get in or get out.
14. What is a siege?
Surrounding the enemies defenses so that nobody can get in or get out.

21. 15. What happened on Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill?
The British planned on taking them to gain strategic advantage. The colonists heard of the British plans and quickly put troops on those hills.

22. Not to fire on the Redcoats “until you see the whites of their eyes.”
16. Because the minutemen defending these hills were very low on gunpowder what order did their commander tell his troops?
Not to fire on the Redcoats “until you see the whites of their eyes.”

23. The Battle of Bunker Hill
17. What was the name of the battle that took place on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill?
The Battle of Bunker Hill

24. 1,000 casualties 400 casualties
18. How many casualties did the British forces receive?
1,000 casualties
How many casualties did the Colonial forces receive?
400 casualties

25. from the supplies when the colonists captured Fort Ticonderoga
19. Read the second paragraph on page 188 to answer the next question. George Washington arrived in Boston to command to colonial troops. Where did Washington get the cannons that he needed to fight the British?
from the supplies when the colonists captured Fort Ticonderoga

26. British General William Howe was surprised at how well the colonists fought and how well they stood up to the British. Why do you think he was shocked by the ability of the colonists to fight? Answer in 2-3 complete sentences.