american rev quiz 3 p5 Flashcards
1
Q
what year and date was the battle of bunker hill
A
june 17, 1775
2
Q
what victories were the battle of bunker hill
A
british victory
colonial “moral victory”
3
Q
what did prescott tell the colonists when the british attacked
A
dont fire untel you see the whites of their eyes
3
Q
what did colonial william prescott set up
A
colonial fortifiactions on breeds hill across the harbor from boston.
4
Q
what does ‘dont fire until u see the whites of their eyes’ mean
A
wait until you are sure you havea good shot because the colonists were low on ammuniton.
4
Q
why did the colonists win a moral victory
A
because the british suffered such heavy losses in taking the hill
5
Q
who won the battle of bunker hill
A
the british
