The Fight for The Fight for BostonBoston

The Fight for BostonThe Fight for Boston• A. Washington reaches Boston in

midsummer– 1. 16,000 troops camped around the city– 2. Washington turns the unorganized,

untrusting mass into the continental army.

Fight for Boston cont.Fight for Boston cont.

• B. Washington tries to drive the British out of Boston– 1. Places the cannons

from Fort Ticonderoga on the hills surrounding Boston.

– 2. Orders the British out of Boston

What do the British decide to What do the British decide to do?do?

• C. Howe takes his men from Boston to Halifax, Canada in March of 1776.

What does King George III do?What does King George III do?D. King George placed a Blockade on Boston

1. Blockade – shutting off a port to keep people and supplies from getting in or out

2. 2. Done by the British navy