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Chapter 5; Section 3 A Call to Arms
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Continental Congress September 1774 56 Delegates from all colonies except Georgia Called 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_rev ere.htm
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“shot heard ‘round the world” BBritish meet Minutemen at Lexington SShots fired 88 minutemen dead
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Concord BBritish find no weapons but destroyed building WWere there the weapons? What weapons? MMarch back to Boston only meet Minutemen again BBattle 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
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