Focus on the Main Idea: The American Revolution began with the battles at Lexington and Concord.
1)What were two reasons the British went to Concord?
2) Why do you think the British army wanted their plans to remain secret?
3)How do you think British Major John Pitcairn's comments made the minutemen feel?
4) Why do you think the first shot as Lexington was called "the shot heard round the world"?
5) How do you think the British soldiers felt as they began their retreat to Boston?
6) How do you think the British soldiers' military culture affected the number of British killed?
7) What three hills did the British attack during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
8) Why did the Patriots choose a hill for the location of their fort?
9) What did Colonel Prescott mean by his order?
Activity: Create a timeline, take a piece of paper and fold it into 1/8. From each lesson include two of the most important events from that lesson. For each event include a title, date, picture, and a sentence summary of what happened.
1) The British went to Concord to seize the Patriot militias' weapons and to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock
2) To avoid giving the militias an opportunity to prepare for the attack.
3) They may have felt insulted
4) It began the American Revolutionary, which affect people in the Americas, Europe, and elsewhere.
5)They may have felt fear because they were being fired on from all sides.
6) Bright red coats made them easy to see. Marching close together made them east targets.
7) Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, and Moulton's Hill
8) If they controlled the hills, they could fire down on British in Boston.
9) He wanted his soldiers to wait until the British were very close before shooting.
1)What were two reasons the British went to Concord?
2) Why do you think the British army wanted their plans to remain secret?
3)How do you think British Major John Pitcairn's comments made the minutemen feel?
4) Why do you think the first shot as Lexington was called "the shot heard round the world"?
5) How do you think the British soldiers felt as they began their retreat to Boston?
6) How do you think the British soldiers' military culture affected the number of British killed?
7) What three hills did the British attack during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
8) Why did the Patriots choose a hill for the location of their fort?
9) What did Colonel Prescott mean by his order?
Activity: Create a timeline, take a piece of paper and fold it into 1/8. From each lesson include two of the most important events from that lesson. For each event include a title, date, picture, and a sentence summary of what happened.
1) The British went to Concord to seize the Patriot militias' weapons and to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock
2) To avoid giving the militias an opportunity to prepare for the attack.
3) They may have felt insulted
4) It began the American Revolutionary, which affect people in the Americas, Europe, and elsewhere.
5)They may have felt fear because they were being fired on from all sides.
6) Bright red coats made them easy to see. Marching close together made them east targets.
7) Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, and Moulton's Hill
8) If they controlled the hills, they could fire down on British in Boston.
9) He wanted his soldiers to wait until the British were very close before shooting.