Colonists who trained to be ready to fight on very short notice; they promised to be ready within a minute if danger came.

Lexington and Concord

The towns in Massachusetts where the first battles between British soldiers and colonial fighters happened in April 1775, starting the American Revolutionary War.

People chosen to represent a group or colony at a meeting or congress to make decisions for everyone they represent.

A series of harsh laws passed by the British government to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party; colonists called them "Intolerable" because the rules felt unfair and strict.

Colonists who remained loyal to the British king and government during the events leading up to the Revolutionary War.

Ordinary citizens who trained as soldiers to defend their towns or colonies when needed, but who were not part of a professional army.

First Continental Congress

The 1774 meeting in Philadelphia where delegates from most of the colonies met to discuss how to respond to the British government’s actions and to coordinate their resistance.

Colonists who wanted independence from British rule and who supported actions to form a new nation separate from Britain.

A colonial patriot famous for his midnight ride in 1775 to warn towns that British troops were coming toward Lexington and Concord.

Another colonial rider who, along with Paul Revere and others, rode out to warn colonial leaders and townspeople that British troops were advancing before the battles at Lexington and Concord.

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Lexington & Concord

Term	Definition
Minutemen	Colonists who trained to be ready to fight on very short notice; they promised to be ready within a minute if danger came.
Lexington and Concord	The towns in Massachusetts where the first battles between British soldiers and colonial fighters happened in April 1775, starting the American Revolutionary War.
Delegates	People chosen to represent a group or colony at a meeting or congress to make decisions for everyone they represent.
Intolerable Acts	A series of harsh laws passed by the British government to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party; colonists called them "Intolerable" because the rules felt unfair and strict.
Loyalists	Colonists who remained loyal to the British king and government during the events leading up to the Revolutionary War.
Militia	Ordinary citizens who trained as soldiers to defend their towns or colonies when needed, but who were not part of a professional army.
First Continental Congress	The 1774 meeting in Philadelphia where delegates from most of the colonies met to discuss how to respond to the British government’s actions and to coordinate their resistance.
Patriots	Colonists who wanted independence from British rule and who supported actions to form a new nation separate from Britain.
Paul Revere	A colonial patriot famous for his midnight ride in 1775 to warn towns that British troops were coming toward Lexington and Concord.
William Dawes	Another colonial rider who, along with Paul Revere and others, rode out to warn colonial leaders and townspeople that British troops were advancing before the battles at Lexington and Concord.

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