THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Question
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What caused the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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The Boston Tea Party
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British troops fired at the colonists after General Gage heard they were building earthworks near Boston.
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The colonists were angry with British taxes.
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The Olive Branch Petition was passed.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Boston was being besieged by thousands of American militia. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport. The British decided to take two hills, Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, in order to gain a tactical advantage. The American forces heard about it and went to defend the hills.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 2, 000 British soldiers occupied the city of 16, 000 colonists and tried to enforce Britain’s tax laws, like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts. American colonists rebelled against the taxes they found repressive, rallying around the cry, “no taxation without representation.”
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