Name____________________________________
3.3: 1st Continental Congress/Lexington and Concord/2nd Continental Congress
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October 1774: First Continental Congress Pg. 146
Delegates from _________ colonies met in ___________________________________. They agreed to
_____________________ all British goods, have each colony set up a ___________________________ (an
army of citizens), and send a Declaration of Rights to the king. They agreed to meet again in
________________ if things improve.
[Not in the textbook.] Patrick Henry, a delegate from Virginia, returned home and gave a passionate
speech to convince Virginia to raise a militia. He ends his speech with, “Give me _______________ or give
me ___________________!”
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April 1775: Lexington and Concord Pgs. 146-147
“The Revolutionary War: Rebels and Redcoats” Video. This video is available on youtube and will be linked to Mrs.
Walsh’s website. The times to watch are listed on the site and below.
Intro. 1:30-3:40
April 18, 1775. 3:40-7:18
1. From Boston, the commander of the British forces in America
General ______________________________ dispatched _______
Redcoats to the town of Concord to… “seize and destroy all military
stores whatever”.
2. Before the order reached British soldiers, American spies set off a
series of alarms to warn the countryside. Shortly after 10:00 PM, ______ lanterns glowed briefly from
Boston’s Old North Church. This signaled that the Redcoats would move that night by ________________.
3. Around midnight Paul Revere reached the small town of Lexington and shouted, “The Regulars are
coming!” Why would he not have said, “The BRITISH are coming?”
April 19, 1775. 7:18-17:14
4. At 5:00 AM British soldiers headed to Lexington Green. Colonial Commander Parker gave the order,
“Don’t ___________ unless fired ___________. If they mean to have a war, let it begin __________.”
Why didn’t he want the colonists to fire on British soldiers?
5. Parker tells his men to abandon the Green. Then, a shot rings out. Who shot first?
6. _______ colonists lay dead. ______ were wounded. The colonial militia then follows the British army to
Concord.
7. By ________ AM, the British reach Concord to search for rebel arms.
8. The British were burning the few armaments [weapons] they had found, but the militia men assumed it
was their ______________. The militia charged upon the British army and eventually the British fell back
towards Boston.
9. The militia fired upon the British during their retreat to Boston. Many British soldiers were confused by
the “shameful” tactics of the Americans – hiding behind cover to shoot at the British. They were not used
to this ___________________ type of warfare.
10. At ____________ the Redcoats finally reached safety near Boston. More than ___________ men were
wounded, missing, or dead.
11. New England villages heard that the King’s troops had spilled colonial blood. Within a day
____________________ men responded by joining the militia.
12. Why do you think the shot at Lexington is called the “Shot Heard ‘round the world?”
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May 1775: 2nd Continental Congress Pgs. 148-149
The 2nd Continental Congress met again in Philadelphia. This time, all
___________ colonies were represented. The delegates decided to send the
_________________ ________________ Petition to the king which declared
their ___________________ and asked him to repeal the
_________________________ Acts. The king responded by sending
___________________ troops to the colonies. The Congress also asked
colonies to make new state constitutions. [Skip to pg. 149.] In June, delegates boldly created the
________________________ Army and appointed _____________________
___________________________ from Virginia has commander. He set off for Boston!