The First Battles of the Revolution

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  1. 4. _______ Allen commanded the Vermont militia.
  2. 5. The Vermont militia that helped take this New York fort were called the ______ Mountain Boys.
  3. 6. While the British took Bunker Hill, the battle was a _________ victory for the Americans because it showed that they could fight well against the British army.
  4. 8. The first major American victory in the revolutionary war was the capture of Fort __________________, at Lake Champlain in upstate New York.
  5. 9. The British troops attempted to seize weapons stored in the town of __________, which lead to the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
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  1. 1. The first shots of the Revolution were fired at ___________ on April 19th.
  2. 2. These American soldiers were trained to be ready at short notice (figuratively, a "minute's notice"). They fought the British in the first battle of the war.
  3. 3. The Battle of Bunker hill took place outside this city.
  4. 7. The Battle of Bunker hill is also called the battle of _______ Hill.