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Pre-Revolutionary America

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  • What's the difference between a war and a battle?
    There are many battles in each war. Battles are smaller events in one large war.
  • Why is the Continental Congress important?
    It is the first time the colonies united and have their own government
  • What is the Continental Congress?
    First government in America
  • Why did the Redcoats want to march to Concord, Massachusetts?
    The Redcoats heard the MA militia stored weapons in the town of Concord, MA
  • Who was the president of the Continental Congress?
    John Hancock
  • What was the colonial army called?
    The Continental Army or the Patriot army
  • What does "repeal" mean?
    cancel
  • What is a militia?
    Volunteer soldiers who fight during emergencies
  • What is the second battle of the Revolution?
    The Battle of Concord, fought a few hours after Lexington
  • What does "delegate" mean?
    elected representative
  • Who was Paul Revere?
    An MA militia man who warned colonists that the "Regulars were marching" before Lexington
  • What is the first battle of the Revolution?
    The Battle of Lexington, 1775
  • What is the "shot heard 'round the world?"
    The first shot fired at Lexington which started the American Revolution.
  • What is a militia?
    Volunteer soldiers who fight during emergencies
  • What is a Loyalist?
    A colonist who is loyal to the British king and is grateful under British protection
  • Why decisions did the First Continental Congress make?
    Ask the king to repeal the Intolerable Acts in MA, boycott British goods, start militias in each colony
  • What is a militia?
    Volunteer soldiers who fight during emergencies
  • What is a "Revolution?"
    a big change
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