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| The Boston Massacre started because | a crowd yelled and threw snowballs at soldiers |
| The Committees of Correspondence were formed to | share news and ideas with people in other colonies |
| The Sons of Liberty held the Boston Tea Party because Britain | tried to make colonists pay tax on tea |
| What event led to the death of five colonists? | The Boston Massacre |
| Where was the first fight between colonists and British soldiers | at Lexington and Concord |
| In July 1775, what was sent to King George asking for a peaceful resolution between the colonists and the British | the Olive Branch Petition |
| Why did the militia lose the Battle of Bunker Hill | They ran out of ammuniton |
| Who sent soldiers to capture the colonists' military supplies | General Thomas Gage |
| What was the cause of the Boston Massacre? | Colonists did not like having British soldiers in the city, and arguement started and a fight with gunfire started |
| Why did the colonists set up Committees of Correspondence? | They wanted to spread news more easily |
| What did Britain do in response to the Boston Tea Party? | Britain passed laws that stopped town meetings, restricted trade and required colonists to house British soldiers |
| For what did the First Continetal Congress ask George III? | to stop taxing the colonists and to repeal the Intolerable Acts |
| How did George III respond to the letter? | He declared that the colonists had begun a rebellion |
| How did Mercy Otis Warren oppose the British? | She wrote a plays criticizing British officials |
| Who were the minutemen? | Patriot militia who were trained to fight on very short notice |
| Which side had more casualities at Lexington? | the colonists |
| What was the "shot heard 'round the world"? | It was the first shot fired at the Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| What did colonists do to respond to the news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord? | Thousands of armed colonists rushed to Boston to trap the British |
| Why did the Patriot militia decide to build a fort on Breed's Hill | It was closer to Boston |
| How many of the British soldiers were killed or wounded at the battle? | more than half |
| Why did Congress decide it needed to create an army? | Soldiers would be trained to fight and would fight until war was over |
| Why did the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III | They did not want to go to war with Britain and thought they should try one more time to make peace |
