Ch. 5 Sect. 3 A Call to Arms pp.132-137

Topics for Quiz Ch. 5 Sect. 2 and 3 Boston Massacre and engraving Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts Ethan Allen and Gr Mtn Boys Bunker Hill Lexington and Concord—who were the Br. Looking for—”shot heard ‘round the world” Patriots and Loyalists King George quote

1st Continental Congress Sept. 1774, 55 delegates came from all of the colonies except Georgia Famous political leaders who attended: Sam Adams, John Adams—Mass. John Jay-- NY Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington-- Va. The Congress decided to boycott all British trade and to form militias to protect themselves

The First Battles Most believed the fighting would break out in New England as militia trained, made bullets and stockpiled muskets—minutemen boasted they would be ready at a moments notice Britain prepared for war –several thousand troops in and around Boston Gen. Gage learned that the colonials were storing arms and ammunition in Concord and ordered 700 troops to seize and destroy it

Lexington and Concord April 18,1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes alerted the colonists “The British regulars are out” Lexington and Concord first battles of the Revolution Called the “shot heard ‘round the world”

More Military Action Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys captured Fort Ticonderoga—gained valuable cannons Battle of Bunker Hill—June 16, 1775—the British won the battle but suffered heavy losses—over 1,000 killed or wounded—England knew defeating the Americans would not be easy

Choosing Sides As battles occurred, colonists had to choose sides People who remained loyal to Great Britain were Loyalists or Tories Patriots were colonists who supported the war for independence There were many people who remained neutral or played both sides, especially in the Hudson Valley