Chap 4 sec 3

Who were the Minutemen?
They are Massachusetts militia.

What happened at Lexington and Concord?
Someone shot the first gun, and they started fight. Minutemen defeated in Lexington. British go on to Concord where they were forced back to Boston by a large group of Minutemen.

What happened at the Second Continental Congress.
Colonists decided to ask Britain to help find a peaceful solution to their problems and prepared for war as the same time.

Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important to the colonists?
It gave colonists hope that they might win a war against Britain.

What did Thomas Jefferson do for the second continental congress?
He was named to write Declaration of Independence.

What did the loyalists and Patriots want?
Loyalists want to keep peaceful relationship with Britain. Patriots want to fight.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the war?
Because it sent an important message to other countries to believe that Americans could win the war.

Who were some military leaders in the war.
Marquis de Lafayette. George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Baron.

What was the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Under the Treaty, Brtain agreed to recognize the colonies as an independent nation.

What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense say the colonists should do?
Colonists should rule themselves by setting up their own government.

What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?
British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered.