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UNIT 1.5

UNIT 1.5. BIRTH OF. AN ARMY. 52. How many colonial militiamen gathered around Boston after the Battles of Lexington and Concord?. Roughly 20,000 colonial militia gathered to surround the British in Boston. COLONIAL MAP OF BOSTON.

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UNIT 1.5

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  1. UNIT 1.5 BIRTH OF AN ARMY

  2. 52. How many colonial militiamen gathered around Boston after the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

  3. Roughly 20,000 colonial militia gathered to surround the British in Boston

  4. COLONIAL MAP OF BOSTON

  5. 53. Which British fort was attacked an captured by ETHAN ALLEN and the GREEN MOUNTIAN BOYS?

  6. ETHAN ALLEN led a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain

  7. FORT TICONDEROGA

  8. FORT TICONDEROGA

  9. He and the Green Mountain Boys took the fort with no bloodshed

  10. 54. What is ARTILLERY?

  11. ARTILLERY includes cannons and large guns

  12. 55. Why was the capture of FORT TICONDEROGA so important to the colonists?

  13. The colonists needed cannons badly They began to drag the cannons down to Boston to use against the British

  14. CANNONS AT FORT TICONDEROGA

  15. HENRY KNOX WITH CANNONS FROM FORT TICONDEROGA

  16. 56. Describe the two major accomplishments of the SECOND CONTINENTIAL CONGRESS:

  17. 1) The agreed to form the CONTINENTAL ARMY to fight the British

  18. 2) They agreed to place GEORGE WASHINGTON in command of this army

  19. SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

  20. GEORGE WASHINGTON

  21. 57. Who won the FIRST BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL?

  22. The British had gained control of the land but lost more lives The first Battle of Bunker Hill was a moral victory for the colonists

  23. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

  24. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

  25. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

  26. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

  27. 58. How did King George III react to the OLIVE BRANCH PETITION OF 1775?

  28. King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition He ordered more punishments for the colonists - closed harbors

  29. OLIVE BRANCH PETITION SENT TO KING GEORGE III AS LAST EFFORT FOR PEACE

  30. 59. Describe the role of BENEDICT ARNOLD in the war:

  31. BENEDICT ARNOLD was one of Washington’s best officers He was a major part of the victory at Fort Ticonderoga

  32. BENEDICT ARNOLD

  33. 60. What caused the British to withdraw their soldiers from Boston?

  34. The British woke up one day and saw cannons pointed down on them Some cannons were real and others were fake

  35. 61. Who wrote COMMON SENSE?

  36. The pamphlet COMMON SENSE was written by THOMAS PAINE It sold 100,000 copies in the first three months after it was published

  37. THOMAS PAINE AUTHOR OF “COMMON SENSE”

  38. 62. What was the importance of the COMMON SENSE PUBLICATION?

  39. COMMON SENSE made thousands of people realize why fighting for independence was so important

  40. THE END

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