The Siege of Boston
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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