The Siege of Boston

January 6, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: History, US History, Revolution And Post-Independence (1775-1820), Revolutionary War
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1. After the British made it back to Boston from Lexington, how many militiamen from all over New England surrounded the town? • Over

15,000 militia men surrounded Boston, where the Redcoats were.

2. The Americans surrounded Boston and were determined to force the British to surrender. What is this called? • A siege

3. Why was it hard to attack Boston by land? • Boston is

almost completely surrounded by water.

4. What would the Americans have to do to force the British to surrender? • Place cannons on the hills

overlooking the bays around Boston.

5. What was the American plan for getting cannons? • The

Americans would attack Fort Ticonderoga and drag the cannons to Boston.

6. Who led the American attack on Ticonderoga? • Ethan Allen and the Green

Mountain Boys.

7. Who met in Philadelphia on the same day as the attack on Ticonderoga? • The Second Continental

Congress.

8. What was the Second Continental Congress? • America's Government during

the war.

9. Who did the delegates to the Second Continental Congress include? • John and Sam Adams, John

Hancock, Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Patrick Henry.

10. What did the Second Continental Congress create at their meeting? • The Continental Army.

11. Who was chosen as its commanding general? • General George Washington

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