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American Revolution
American Revolution: Causes/People/Events
Question | Answer |
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Who was Thomas Gage? | Commander of British Troops in America. Appointed as governor to MA by King George III |
Who was Paul Revere? | Warned the Minutemen that the British were coming. |
Who was Captain John Parker? | Commanded the Minutemen at Lexington |
Who worked with Ethan Allen in overtaking Ft. Ticonderoga? | Benedict Arnold |
Who was Colonel Ethan Allen? | Leader of the Green Mountain Boys from Vermont |
Who was General William Howe? | Field Commander at Bunker Hill for British Troops |
What was William Prescott's strategy at Bunker Hill? | Allowed the British to get to the top of the hill at Bunker Hill before giving an order to fire. |
Why were Patriot soldiers called Minutemen? | They promised to be ready at a minute's notice. |
What did British soldiers find at Concord? | They found all the guns and gunpowder had been hidden. |
How many times did the British soldiers advance up Bunker Hill? | 3 |
How long was the battle at Lexington? | Less than 15 minutes |
What is the American Revolutionary War also known as? | The War of Independence |
Who won the battle at Concord? | Americans |
Who won the battle at Lexington? | British |
General Thomas Gage was on his way to where to seize weapons? | Concord |
Who convinced the Provincial Congress that he could overtake Ft. Ticonderoga? | Benedict Arnold |
At which battle were half of the British soldiers killed or wounded? | Bunker Hill |
Which battle victory gained control of an important waterway? | Ft. Ticonderoga |
Which battle marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War? | Battle of Lexington |