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Early Events
Question | Answer |
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Bunker Hill | -the rebels bombarded the town/British ships i the harbor -went to Breed's Hill(closer to British troops), not Bunker Hill -the British took attack on the Charles River && then the hills -British got the hill, with 1,054 people killed/wounded |
Capture of For Ticonderoga | -Ethan Allen && captain Benedict Arnold of the Connecticut militia leg Green Mountain Boys of Vermont to Fort Ticonderoga -not many British Troops were at the fort -Green Mt. Boys captured the fort -78 pieces of heavy artillery 59 cannons found |
American Invasion of Canada | -General Richard Montgomery led patriots to attack Canada -they wanted British to defend Canada && lead them away from New England -Montgomery captured Montreal -Benedict joined Montgomery for attack on Quebec (betrayed Americans) |
Intolerable Act | -a series of laws passed by British continental -- September 1774 |
Quartering Act | March, 1765, required colonial authorities to house British Troops |
Boston Port Bill | June 1774, closed the Port of Boston to all colonists until the damages were paid for |
Administration of Justice Act | May 1774 British officials could not be tried in provincial courts or capital crimes |
Massachusetts Government Act | May 1774 allowed British governor complete control of town meetings |
Quebec Act | May 1774 Extended the Canadian borders to cut off the western colonies of Connecticut, mass, and Virginia. |
Lexington && Concord | - two lanterns hanging from a church informed the country side that the British were going to attack by sea -colonial militias -- a body of citizens enrolled for military service -minutemen -- selected members who could be ready to fight in minutes |
Second Continental Congress | -continental army -- leader was George Washington -Olive Branch Petition -- a direct appeal to the king |
British Evacuate Boston | march 7th -- General Howe decided to evacuate Boston |