US History Chapter 6: 1767-1783 Part 2

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  1. 1. A local patriot promised that when the British made their move, he would signal with a lantern "One if by land, and two if by ___."
  2. 7. King George III had soldiers called _____ from Prussia (northern Germany) arrive in America to fight.
  3. 8. The Battle of _____ Hill was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War.
  4. 9. The British knew that patriots were collecting ammunition at ____ outside of Boston.
  5. 12. The first shots of the Revol. War or War for ____ were shot in 1775 in Lexington and was called "the shot heard round the world."
  6. 13. Patrick Henry concluded in his speech, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me ____!
  7. 14. In 1775, England issued the _____ Act, removing British protection from the colonies.
  8. 16. Patrick ___ made a speech to the VA House of Burgesses and told of the fast-approaching conflict and mentioned the ever growing number of Americans.
  9. 17. Volunteer militia called "_____-men" had to be ready to defend their homes and families upon a minute's notice.
  10. 18. Englishman Thomas ___ who was in America for a short time, published pamphlet Common Sense about the abuses of the monarchy.
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  1. 2. General Gage prepared 700 troops to arrest patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel ____ in nearby Lexington.
  2. 3. Patriot Ethan ___ from Vermont led the Green Mountain Boys and turned their attention to the British stronghold Fort Ticonderoga on the shores of Lake Champlain.
  3. 4. All of the colonies except ______ sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.
  4. 5. George _____ was appointed commander in chief by Congress.
  5. 6. In 1775 on the same day Ticonderoga fell, the _____ Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia with Hancock as president of meeting.
  6. 10. The First ________ Congress was a meeting in Philadelphia called by Massachuseetts legislature in 1774.
  7. 11. The Congress adopted its Declaration and _______ and these resolves recognize the authority of the king but no authority of Parliament over the colonies.
  8. 15. William Dawes, Dr. Samuel Prescott, and Paul ____ rode through the night to warn countryment that the British were coming after two lanterns appeared in the belfry.