Along the road from Concord to (11)_____________________________, colonists fired at
the British, wounding 200 and killing 73.
American
More Military Action
On May 10, 1775, a small group of New Englanders, known as the
(12)_____________________________, led by (13)_____________________________
captured the British Fort Ticonderoga at Lake Champlain. Committees of
(14)_____________________________ sent out calls for volunteers to join the militias. In June,
1775, redcoats charged militia members on (15)_____________________________.
The colonists ran out of (16)_____________________________ and withdrew, but the British
suffered heavy losses. The (17)_____________________________ did not consider unfair taxes
and regulations sufficient cause for rebellion. The (18)_____________________________,
however, were determined to fight for independence.

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Green Mountian Boys
Correspondence
Lt. Col. Francis Smith
Breed Hill
Ethan Allen
John Hancock