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Chapter 5; Section 3
A Call to Arms
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Continental Congress
September 177456 Delegates from all colonies
except GeorgiaCalled Continental Congress
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Delegates to the Congress
Major Political Leaders: John Adams and Sam Adams from
Massachusetts John Jay from New York Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry
from Virginia George Washington from Virginia
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Decisions of the Congress Not very united but tried to work together
for benefit of common interest Drafted statement of grievances calling for
repeal of 13 acts of Parliament passed since 1763 (Violated natural rights of British citizens)
Boycott ALL British goods Form militias to oppose Britain (Does this
mean war?)
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Britain Sends Troops George the III declares the New
England Colonies “in a state of rebellion”
Britain sends Thomas Gage and 3000 soldiers to Boston
Soldiers take away weapons of citizens
Gage suspects stockpile of weapons in Concord….Really?
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First Battles
Where would you expect fighting against the British to begin?
Massachusetts militia stockpiled weapons, drilled soldiers often….why?
Minutemen-ready to fight on a minute notice
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Alerting the Colonist
Paul Revere alerted of British movement
Rode alerting colonist of British movement to Concord
http://www.earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm
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“shot heard ‘round the world” British meet
Minutemen at Lexington
Shots fired 8 minutemen dead
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Concord
British find no weapons but destroyed building
Were there the weapons? What weapons?
March back to Boston only meet Minutemen again
Battle occurs: British has 273 casualties
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More Military Action Green Mountain
Boys led by Ethan Allen
Captured Ft. Ticonderoga
Oh-Oh!
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1,200 militiamen set up on Breed’s hill, across from Boston
British attack the fortified militiamen but fail the first two times
Third time: British conquer the hill
Over 1000 British “Redcoats” were killed
About 500 Militiamen killed
Bunker Hill
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Building Forces
Colonist build militias 20,000 men strong and they surround Boston
British soldiers in Boston are nervous
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Choosing Sides Loyalist: Chose to
stay with Britain Patriots:
Determined to fight Britain