The First Battles of the Revolution
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- 4. _______ Allen commanded the Vermont militia.
- 5. The Vermont militia that helped take this New York fort were called the ______ Mountain Boys.
- 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.
- 8. The first major American victory in the revolutionary war was the capture of Fort __________________, at Lake Champlain in upstate New York.
- 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. The first shots of the Revolution were fired at ___________ on April 19th.
- 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. The Battle of Bunker hill took place outside this city.
- 7. The Battle of Bunker hill is also called the battle of _______ Hill.