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The American RevolutionA BRIEF HISTORY LESSON BY JOE BAILEY

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The First Continental Congress

In September of 1774 every colony except Georgia sent delegates to Philadelphia to discuss the looming crisis of the Coercive Acts. Four acts implemented by the British government on American colonist, known in America as the Intolerable Acts, they were issued by British Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea party.

The delegates sought to articulate their liberties as British subjects and the powers parliament held over them, and they debated possible response to the Coercive Acts. Some wanted a total ban on trade with Britain to force a repeal, while others, especially southerners dependent on tobacco and rice exports, opposed halting trade.

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The First Battles of the Revolution Thomas Gage the British general that occupied Boston had

planned a surprise attack on a suspected ammunition storage site at Concord, a village eighteen miles west of Boston. Near midnight on April 18, British soldiers moved west across the Charles River. Paul Revere and William Dawes raced ahead to alert the minutemen. When the British soldiers got to Lexington they were met by some seventy armed men. The British commander barked out, “Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, and disperse.” The militiamen began to comply, but then someone-nobody knows who – fired. Within two minutes, eight Americans were dead and ten were wounded. The British continued their march to Concord. With little resistance they searched the town, and had begun their march back to Boston. As they marched militia units ambushed them, bringing the bloodiest fighting of the day. In the end 273 British soldiers were wounded or dead; the toll for the Americans stood at 95. It was April 19, 1775,the war had begun.

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The Second Continental Congress

On May 10, 1775, nearly one month after the fighting at Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress assembled In Philadelphia. The Congress immediately set to work on two crucial but contradictory tasks: to raise and supply an army and to explore reconciliation with Britain. To do the former, they needed soldiers and a commander, they needed money, and they needed to work out the declaration of war. To do the latter, they needed diplomacy to approach the king. But the king was not receptive, and by 1776, as the war progressed and hopes of reconciliation faded, delegates at the congress began to ponder the treasonous act of declaring independence.

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The Continental Army

On June 14, the congress voted to create the Continental Army, choosing a Virginian, George Washington, as commander in chief. This sent a clear message that there was widespread commitment to the war beyond New England. George Washington had the task of turning local militias and untrained volunteers into a disciplined army.

Next the congress drew up a document titled “a Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms.” This declaration was first drafted by a young Virginia planter, Thomas Jefferson, a radical on the question of independence. Jefferson wrote highly charged language about choosing “to die freemen rather than to live as slaves.”

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Battle of Bunker Hill

The second battle of the war the Battle of Bunker Hill, occurred on June 16, 1775, involving a massive British attack on New England militia units on a hill facing Boston. Three bloody assaults were needed before the British took the hill, the third succeeding mainly because the American ammunition supply gave out, and the defenders quickly retreated. The Battle of Bunker Hill was thus a British victory, but an expensive one. The dead numbered 226 on the British side, with more than 800 wounded; the Americans suffered 140 dead, 271 wounded, and 30 captured.

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Question 1

Which colony did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress.

A. Virginia

B. Georgia

C. Pennsylvania

D. New England

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Question 2

In what town was the first shot of the Revolution fired.

A. Concord

B. Boston

C. Philadelphia

D. Lexington

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Question 3

What was the main focus of the Second Continental Congress

A. Raise an army

B. Reconcile with Britain

C. Work out a declaration of war

D. All the above

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Question 4

On June 14 the congress voted to create

A. An army

B. A commander in chief

C. Local militias

D. A constitution

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Question 5

How many attacks did it take for the British to take Bunker Hill

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

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