2. 36. What is a MILITIA?

3. MILITIA – a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community

5. 37. What job did the MINUTEMEN have?

6. The MINUTEMEN were trained to be ready to act at a minutes notice

7. 38. How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

8. The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by enacting the INTOLERABLE ACTS

9. 39. What was accomplished at the FIRST CONTINENTIAL CONGRESS?

10. At the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS they voted to ban all trade with England and began training troops in case of war

11. 40. How was the First Continental Congress important to the future of the colonies?

12. THE FIRST CONTINENTIAL CONGRESS

13. The First Continental Congress was important because it planted the seed for a future democratic government

14. 41. How did the colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?

15. The colonists hoped more boycotts of English goods would solve the problems of the Intolerable Acts

16. 42. What did the British plan to do in Lexington and Concord as they marched April 18, 1775?

17. The British wanted to: 1)Capture the ammunition stored by the minutemen 2)Arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock

19. 43. How did the colonists get information on the movement of British troops?

20. If colonists saw a single lantern in the North Church steeple then the British troops were coming by land

21. If colonists saw two lanterns in the North Church steeple then the British troops were coming by sea

22. Several riders, including Paul Revere, ride through the small towns alerting colonists the British army is on the move

23. 44. Who had the numbers advantage in the Battle of Lexington?

24. The British had about 700 soldiers The colonists had about 70 men

25. 45. Who fired the first shot at Lexington?

26. It is still unclear which side fired the first shot at Lexington

28. THE GREEN AT LEXINGTON

29. 46. How many colonial militiamen were killed in this first battle?

30. A total of 8 militiamen were killed in Lexington at the first battle

34. 47. Describe the march back to Boston for the British soldiers?

35. As the British marched back to Boston they were shot at by hiding colonists Many British soldiers were killed marching back to Boston

36. THE RETREAT BACK TO BOSTON

37. 48. Name the two towns in which the battles of the Revolutionary War started?

38. LEXINGTON and CONCORD Both in Massachusetts

39. 49. What famous quote did Ralph Waldo Emerson make about the first battle?

40. Ralph Waldo Emerson called it the “shot heard ‘round the world”

41. The fact the colonists had started the war with the British was news around the world

42. 50. Describe a PATRIOT:

43. PATRIOT – a colonial person that supported the war against the British and wanted independence

45. 51. Describe a LOYALIST:

46. LOYALIST – a colonial person that supported the British in the war against the colonist They remained “loyal” to the king