The Beginning of the Revolution

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Schoolhouse rocks – no more kings

First Continental Congress

12 of the 13 original colonies met at ____________ in September 1774 to discuss options in response to the ______________.

(Georgia did not attend)

Philadelphia

Intolerable Acts

There were two differing opinions as to what to do:

Opinion One

_______ (make peace) King George III.

Only wanted a written statement that guaranteed their ________ as British subjects.

Opinion Two

The intolerable acts shows that the King intended to ____________ all of their rights.

They voted to fight with ______ and _________ action.

appease

rights

take away

firmunited

After much debate the congress decided to do the following:

1. Send a ______ to King George asking him to recognize their rights as English subjects.

2. all the colonies will ________ British made goods.

3. all the colonies will ______ selling goods to England

4. all colonies will train __________ to fight.

They agreed to meet again in May 1775 to review events.

letter

boycott

stop

militias

Lexington and Concord

England’s response to the First Continental Congress’ boycott was to send troops (Redcoats) to Boston.

• To keep away from the British the militia hid their guns and ammunition in __________.Concord

• On April 19, 1775, British commander, General Gage, sent ______ men marching to Concord to destroy the weapons.

900

Eyes are watching!

The Sons of Liberty were watching the British troop movements.

They placed __________ in the church window to show which direction the British were moving.

lanterns

• Paul Revere and his friends rode on horseback through the towns shouting, “___________________ ______________________!” to alert the Minutemen.

The British are comingThe British are coming

When the British reached Lexington they encountered ____ Minutemen. The minutemen were told to disband, but refused.

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No one knows who fired first, but that first shot is called the “________________________” because everybody in the world would feel the results of the Revolution.

Shot heard around the world

In the first round of shooting ______ Minutemen were killed and one British soldier was injured.

All the minutemen thought Concord was ________ so they rushed out to fight the British.

The British pushed on to ________, but found very little hidden ammunition. They burned what they found in the town square.

eight

concord

burning

In the fight to get back to Boston, ___ Redcoats were killed and approximately ____ were either missing or wounded. The Minutemen had won their first battle!

The American Revolution was on!

The Redcoats found ______ militia men lining the way back to Boston.

4,000

82200

Second Continental Congress

The congress met again in May of 1775.

This time _____ the colonies attended.

There were 48 representatives called __________.

all

delegates

Some of the most famous delegates there:

Sam’s cousin John Adams.

Thomas Jefferson Sam Adams

Ben Franklin

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

The congress decided to send another ______ to King George III asking for a repeal of the intolerable acts. This letter is called an _____________ petition and means they are asking for peace.

letter

Olive branch

The Continental Army

In case the King says “no” to the petition, they establish the Continental Army and choose __________ ______________ to be the commander.

GeorgeWashington

We choose GW to lead army

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Continental Army

Strengths •knew _________

(Indian) tactics; used sneaky methods to fight

•were defending their own _____________ making them more daring and determined.

Weaknesses

•__________

•_________

•___________troops

guerilla

Land and homes

No supplies

No navy

inexperienced

Strengths and Weaknesses of the British Army

Strengths

•____________

•____________

•____________ soldiers

Weaknesses•did not know the

____

•fighting far from home and re-supply took _______ at least

•fighting in enemy territory (they could be attacked anytime, anywhere.)

land

6 weeks

Lots of supplies

Powerful navy

experienced

end

Battle of Bunker Hill

• June 16, 1775, American Colonel William Prescott and 1,200 troops covered Breed’s Hill - across from Boston hidden in trenches.

Prescott gave the order: “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!”  

Why would Prescott tell his soldiers this?

In order to save ammunition

Battle of Bunker Hill

• ________ British troops (two times the American number) attacked the hill, but were defeated twice.

• After running out of ammunition and gunpowder, the American colonists were finally defeated on the _________ offensive.

 

2,400

third

Battle of Bunker Hill

• We may have lost the battle, but the British lost _______ men. We only lost ______ men.

• This battle showed the American determination to fight and ________ even at long odds.

1,000

win

400

The Shot Heard ‘Round the World…