... . 300 minutemen outnumbered the British troops, and 73 redcoats had died in the brutal battle. News of the battles of Lexington and Concord spread swiftly. On June 16, 1775, Colonial William Prescott led 1200 minuteman up Bunker Hill. They could fire on British ship in Boston harbor. A British general spotted the Americans. He sent about 2400 redcoats to attack the rebels" position ... ...
... viewed as a victim of royal oppression and a martyr to the patriot cause. Hancock was then elected to the Massachusetts General Court in 1769. The Court was allowed by Mary and William, which was stated in a charter given to Massachusetts. The charter allowed a place for a large role of self-governing, and served as the lower house of the colonial legislature. The General ... traitors before they rally up any more hatred in the colonists and lead them to break away completely from England. Had it not been for the riders Revere, Dawes, and Prescott, then Adams and Hancock would have been...
