Chapter 4- Section 2. Convenes in May 1775 in Philadelphia George Washington appointed as commander of the Continental Army. Authorized printing of paper.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Moving Toward Independence

Advertisements

Chapter 4 The War for Independence

Declaring Independence

The Road to Revolution Declaring Independence. 1. Lexington & Concord  Known as the “Shot heard ‘round the World.”  Considered the 1 st shot of the.

What led to the writing of the Declaration Of Independence and the Revolutionary War?

DECLARING INDEPENDENCE

Title: Declaring Independence Essential Question: What people and events contributed to the Second Continental Congress declaring independence?

Declaration of Independence. Intro.  Apr 1775: Fighting breaks out in Lex. & Concord.  Colonies send representatives to Philadelphia, convening the.

Study! Review Notes for Section 1&2 Quiz American Revolution Video.

Moving Toward Independence

1 Declaration of Independence Kristen Hoskins. 2 Introduction What is your definition of independence? Webster’s dictionary defines the word independence.

The War Begins. 2 nd Continental Congress May 1775 Create Continental Army Appoints Washington as leader Some talk of compromise…some of independence.

Moving Toward Independence p

Moving Toward Independence

The American Revolution Begins Objectives Identify and describe the first battle of the Revolutionary War Describe what the Americans did as.

Section CHAPTER 6.  In 1774, Parliament passed a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony and to clamp down on resistance in the.

Ch.6, Sec.4 – Declaring Independence The Continental Army Is Formed The Continental Army Is Formed - the Minutemen were able to build a militia 20,000.

Ideas Help Start a Revolution Serra US History. The Colonies Hover Between Peace and War  The Second Continental Congress Second Continental Congress.

Write one question for each word or phrase that could possibly be answered by today’s lesson.

Start of a Revolution. Loyalist This is someone who is going to be loyal to the English Crown. They believe in staying with the protection of the mother.

These two are going to fight to the death. Lexington and Concord Colonists had been preparing for war or at least armed conflict for some time. Special.

The Battles of: Lexington and Concord Bunker Hill.

DECLARING INDEPENDENCE. SET-UP CORNELL NOTES ON IN PAGES Title: Declaring Independence Essential Question: What led colonists to declare independence.

Topic: Declaring Independence Essential Question: What people and events contributed to the Second Continental Congress declaring independence?

IDEAS HELP START A REVOLUTION. The Colonies Hover Between Peace and War In May of 1775, colonial leaders convened a second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

Ideas Help Start a Revolution

Uniting for Independence

Declaring Independence

Main Idea: The 2 nd Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. Key Terms: Petition Preamble.

Colonial Conflict and the American Revolution War and Independence.

The Colonies Unite! To fight or not to fight? That was the question.

Declaring Independence Coach Medford Building Independent American Champions.

Chapter 2 Section 2. Colonists owed allegiance to the monarch and British government Colonies served as a source of raw materials Colonist became accustomed.

 After fighting Lexington and Concord, the British retreated to safety in Boston.  15,000 Minutemen surround Boston.  Encircled by colonial forces,

By: Brett, Natalia, and Joice.  3 resolutions made here:  Boycott all trade with England until the Intolerable Acts were overturned  Warn and Form.

Declaring Independence. Taking Ticonderoga May 10 th 1775 Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and the Green Mountain Boys invade at dawn. Green Mountain Boys.

STIRRINGS OF REBELLION! The run-up to the Declaration of Independence.

What does it mean to have common sense?

Second Continental Congress

Road to Independence Moving Toward Independence p

The Road to Revolution Declaring Independence.  Met in Philadelphia beginning in May 1775  Formed Continental Army Washington chosen to lead  Washington.

The Colonies Unite. 1 st Continental Congress Meets  1774-Representatives from the Colonies Meet in Philadelphia  Discuss their common concerns with.

Chapter 2: Origins of American Government Section 2.

COLONIAL LEADERS EMERGE The 2 nd Continental Congress met for the 1 st time on May 10, In addition to the delegates from the 1 st Continental Congress,

King George III did not listen to the protests of the colonists. More and more colonists wanted independence. These people were called patriots.

Declaring Independence

Ideas Help Start a Revolution Chapter 4 – Sect. 2

Chapter 5 Road to Revolution.

4-2: Ideas Help Start a Revolution

Declaring Independence

Welcome to the Town Meeting

What led to the Revolutionary War?. What led to the Revolutionary War?

Review Chapter 4, Section 2 for Quiz

Declaring Independence

The Move Toward Independence

Second Continental Congress

Ideas Help Start a Revolution

The American Revolution

Chapter 8 The American Revolution

Setting the Scene… Times had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Lexington and Concord had changed everything. When the Redcoats fired into the Boston crowd.

Declaring Independence

What led to the Revolutionary War?. What led to the Revolutionary War?

Welcome Work - Please answer in your ISN.

Ideas Help Start a Revolution

The Declaration of Independence

Chapter 4 Section 2: Ideas Help Start a Revolution

A. 2nd Continental Congress

Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE

Presentation transcript:

Chapter 4- Section 2

Convenes in May 1775 in Philadelphia George Washington appointed as commander of the Continental Army. Authorized printing of paper money to pay troops Begin to organize around how to deal with foreign nations.

June 17, 1775: British General Thomas Gage sends out 2,400 troops near Boston. Colonists hold their own until third assault, when they run low on ammunition. Colonists lose 450 men and British suffer over 1,000 casualties. This is the deadliest battle of the War.

July 8, 1775: Congress sends King George III an “olive branch petition” urging him to return to “the former harmony.” King George rejects the petition. He issues a proclamation declaring the colonies “in rebellion” and asks Parliament to order a naval blockade of the American coast.

Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft the Declaration. Committee made up of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson worked on a draft from June 11 to June 28 Delegates edited draft from July 2 to July 4 Approved on July 4 in Pennsylvania State House By August 2 nd, most Delegates had signed an official copy of the Declaration. This is the copy held at the National Archives.

Dunlap Broadsides First printed copies of the Declaration Printed copies to be sent to colonies Only 25 copies exist today When was a copy sent to King George III? No copy was officially sent to King George III by the Continental Congress, but Richard Howe, a Vice- Admiral of the Royal Navy sent him two copies.