Question

1. What did John Adams mean by the "real revolution"

2 Why did Boston Patriots resent General Gage?
3.What did colonial forces need to pose a military threat to the British?
4. What caused American colonists to abandon their loyalty to England and fight a war?
5. Was the colonial attempt to seize Canada a success?
6.Who were the Green Mountain boys?
7. What happened to the British soldiers as they retreated to Boston?

Answer 1

1.The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations. ... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution.

6.The Green Mountain boys were a small group of militia formed by Ethan Allen in 1770. They began by fighting off people who wanted to steal their land and crops, but when circumstances changed, they found themselves involved in the war against England..