Outcomes of the Revolution
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Appendix C
Outcomes of the Revolution
Part 1
Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War
Concord and Lexington The first battle of the revolutionary war, fought on April 19th 1775. On secret orders the British army had orders to capture and destroy stores of ammunition concealed by the Colonists militia. The militia had heard about this order weeks before and successfully moved their stores and knew where and when the British would attack Since the Colonists were able to know ahead of time when and where the British would attack they were able to prepare minutemen that could be ready at a minutes notice, this helped the Colonists achieve their first victory against the British military.
Fort Ticonderoga On May 1775 the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold successfully seized Fort Ticonderoga from the British military. Cannons captured were transported to Boston which forced the British to abandon the city in1776. Caused British military to lose their strong hold with Fort Ticonderoga and leave the city.
Second Continental Congress The second Continental Congress was a set of thirteen colonies that met on May 10 1775 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania who managed the war effort and writing the Declaration of Independence, writing treaties, appointing diplomats, organizing armies, and acting as the first formal government of the United States. The second Continental Congress slowly started to move the colonies towards independence from Britain and shaping the beginnings of the policies and law of the United States government.
Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 1775 the Colonial forces learned that the British generals planned to send forces outside the city to the surrounding hills they decided to occupy
Appendix C
Outcomes of the Revolution
Part 1
Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War
Concord and Lexington The first battle of the revolutionary war, fought on April 19th 1775. On secret orders the British army had orders to capture and destroy stores of ammunition concealed by the Colonists militia. The militia had heard about this order weeks before and successfully moved their stores and knew where and when the British would attack Since the Colonists were able to know ahead of time when and where the British would attack they were able to prepare minutemen that could be ready at a minutes notice, this helped the Colonists achieve their first victory against the British military.
Fort Ticonderoga On May 1775 the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold successfully seized Fort Ticonderoga from the British military. Cannons captured were transported to Boston which forced the British to abandon the city in1776. Caused British military to lose their strong hold with Fort Ticonderoga and leave the city.
Second Continental Congress The second Continental Congress was a set of thirteen colonies that met on May 10 1775 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania who managed the war effort and writing the Declaration of Independence, writing treaties, appointing diplomats, organizing armies, and acting as the first formal government of the United States. The second Continental Congress slowly started to move the colonies towards independence from Britain and shaping the beginnings of the policies and law of the United States government.
Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 1775 the Colonial forces learned that the British generals planned to send forces outside the city to the surrounding hills they decided to occupy