Match the following items.

1. wrote the declaration of independence
september 5, 1774
2. second continental congress
colonel will prescott
3. warned lexington
may 10, 1775
4. commander of british troops
paul revere
5. first continental congress
john locke
6. fought at breed's hill
general gage
7. warned concord
thomas jefferson
8. philosopher
battle of bunker hill
9. commander of colonial troops at breed's hill
dr. samuel prescott
10. did not attend the first continental congress
georgia

1. Wrote the Declaration of Independence ---  Thomas Jefferson

2. Second Continental Congress --- May 10, 1775

3. Warned Lexington --- Paul Revere    

4. Commander of British troops --- General Gage

5. First Continental Congress --- September 5, 1774

6. Fought at Breed's Hill --- Battle of Bunker Hill

7. Warned Concord --- Samuel Prescott  

8. Philosopher --- John Locke

9. Commander of colonial troops at Breed's Hill --- Colonel Will Prescott

10. Did not attend the First Continental Congress --- Georgia

Explanation:

1- Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States of America, occupying the position between 1801 and 1809. He is considered one of the founding fathers of the nation.

His eminence is given because he was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of 1776. Jefferson was one of the most influential Founding Fathers, known for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States.

2- The Second Continental Congress was the convention of delegates of the Thirteen Colonies, which began its meetings on May 10, 1775, shortly after the outbreak of the War of Independence of the United States. It was a continuation of the First Continental Congress, which met during the previous year.

3- Paul Revere was an American goldsmith and patriot, remembered for his role as a messenger in the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American War of Independence.

4- Thomas Gage was a British military officer, who reached the rank of general. He is known especially for being the commander in chief of the troops of the British Army destined in the present United States between 1763 and 1775, that is to say, during the first years of the War of Independence of the United States.

5- On September 5, 1774, the representatives of the assemblies of the colonies met in Philadelphia, at the First Continental Congress.

6- The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, as part of the Siege of Boston during the American War of Independence. Although the battle is known as fought at Bunker Hill, most of the fighting actually took place in nearby Breed's Hill.

7- Samuel Prescott was an American patriot who participated in the Midnight Ride with Paul Revere to warn the minutemen of the arrival of British troops for the Battles of Lexington and Concord, at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.

8- John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, considered one of the most influential thinkers of English empiricism and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism".

9- William Prescott was an American colonel who participated in the War of Independence of the United States and commanded the patriotic forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

10- The First Continental Congress was a body of representatives elected by the legislative bodies of the American colonies of Great Britain in 1774, except Georgia.

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