The Revolution Begins The Big Idea The tensions between the colonies and Great Britain led to armed conflict in 1775. Main Ideas The First Continental.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION “The Shot Heard Round the World” –January 1775, actions of First Continental Congress led British government to use force to control.
After Lexington and Concord in 1775, militia from the colonies began gathering near Boston The troops eventually reached 20,000 On May 10, 1775, American.
