Question

1. armed civilians pledged to defend their community
2. men trained to \act at a minutes warning\
3. set of laws passed by parliament to punish the colonies for the

boston tea party

1. battle site of colonial militia and british soldiers outside of boston, ma
2. meeting of delegates, such as washington and franklin, at

philadelphia, pa

1. towns in massachusetts: first battles of the revolutionary war
2. those colonists who remained loyal to britain
3. those colonists who wanted freedom from britain
4. last effort to resolve issues with britain peacefully
5. document which declares a separation from british control, forming a

separate country of independent states
a. declaration of
independence
b. minutemen
c. loyalists
d. olive branch petition
e. militia
f. lexington and
concord
g. intolerable acts
h. patriots
i. second continental
congress
j. bunker hill

Explanation:

1. Armed civilians pledged to defend their community - Minutemen (A group of colonists who were ready to fight at a minute's notice).
2. Men trained to "act at a minute's warning" - Minutemen (They were known for their quick - response training).
3. Set of laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party - Intolerable Acts (These laws were a response to the Boston Tea Party).
4. Boston Tea Party - A protest against British tea taxes (Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor).
5. Battle site of colonial militia and British soldiers outside of Boston, MA - Bunker Hill (A significant battle in the early stages of the American Revolution).
6. Towns in Massachusetts; First battles of the Revolutionary War - Lexington and Concord (Marked the start of the armed conflict).
7. Those colonists who remained loyal to Britain - Loyalists (Supported the British Crown during the Revolution).
8. Those colonists who wanted freedom from Britain - Patriots (Advocated for American independence).
9. Last effort to resolve issues with Britain peacefully - Olive Branch Petition (A final attempt at reconciliation).
10. Document which declares a separation from British control, forming a separate country of independent states - Declaration of Independence (Formally declared the colonies' independence).

Answer:

1. Minutemen
2. Minutemen
3. Intolerable Acts
4. Boston Tea Party
5. Bunker Hill
6. Lexington and Concord
7. Loyalists
8. Patriots
9. Olive Branch Petition
10. Declaration of Independence