The Revolution Chapter 2 Forging an Army

EQ: What was the outcome of some of the earliest battles in the American Revolution?

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• Ambivalent

  Ardent

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  Compulsory

  Crusade

  Hostility

  Immaculate

  Serendipity

  Striate

  Wreaking

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Explain:

1. Why was Fort Ticonderoga so important to both the British and the Continental Armies? Who won the battle to control it in May 1775?

2. What information would you use to make predictions about the

   outcome?

3. Who is Ethan Allen? What role did he have in the battles of 1775?

4. What was the conflict between Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold?
5. What happened at the Battle of Lexington and Concord? Why is it so famous?
6. Why was Benedict Arnold so well-respected? Where did he come from?

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