Study Questions: Revolutionary War

1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn?
The captain of the Minute Men; Samuel Addams and John Hancock

2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
The battle took place on the road back to Boston. Minute Men and militia from all over followed the British and fired at them on all sides. It lasted for miles and many men died. 73 were British.

3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
Many things we still stand for today came from this war. The patriot ideal, all of our rights, and the way true Americans think about their priorities, wrong and right, and all men are created equal.

4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
four cities

5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
The colonists were the freest people in the world. They had a whole continent that was theirs for the taking. A squirrel could go to all the colonies without touching the ground, just by using the trees

6) Why was James Otis important?
It was his writings which were the inspiration for all the other writings by John Adams and other known colonists

7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
Forming The Sons Of Liberty

8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
They were cunning

9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
one third

10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.
After King George III heard news about both the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party, he believed he was loosing control of the colonists and said, "We must master them or totally leave them alone." He then placed many harsh laws on the colonists. The Boston harbor was closed until the tea was paid for which averted the arrival of foods and other supplies from ships. The colonists, as rebellious as they were, called to arms and declared their independence and war broke out.