1. Wars A-Brewin’
Mr. Black

2. The Continental Congress
September 1774
55 men arrived in Philadelphia.
No Georgia.
Formed to challenge British control.

3. Delegates to the Congress
Major political leaders from colonies attend.
Leaders:
MA: Samuel Adams and John Adams (lawyer)
NY: John Jay (lawyer)
VA: Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry and George Washington

4. Decisions of the Congress
Leaders realized they needed to work together.
Repeal 13 acts of Parliament passed since
Called for the people of Suffolk County to arm themselves and fight the British.

5. Britain Sends Troops Believed fighting would start in New England.
Trained hard and frequently in MA.
April 1775:
British have thousands of soldiers in and around Boston.
They are ordered to take the militias weapons and arrest the leaders.

6. Alerting the Colonists
Dr. Joseph Warren saw British army marching out of the city.
Warren warned Paul Revere and William Dawes (Sons of Liberty).
They rode to Lexington and warned that the British were coming.
This marked the start of American Revolution!

7. Lexington and Concord
As the Redcoats approached Lexington, they saw 70 minutemen (militia).
Alerted by Revere and Dawes.
A shot was fired!
Eight minutemen were killed and the gunpowder had been removed.
The minutemen hid behind trees, building and would fire at the redcoats.
Upon reaching Boston 174 Redcoats were wounded, 73 were dead.

8. The Battle of Bunker Hill
Militia troop grew to 20,000 strong.
British wanted to drive the Americans from their locations.
1,200 minutemen fought Redcoats.
1,000 Redcoats killed and wounded.
Americans had to retreat because they ran out of ammunition.

9. Forced to Choose Sides
Colonists had to decide: join the rebels or remain loyal to Britain?
Loyalists: Did not believe unfair taxes and regulations were good reason for revolution.
Patriots: Determined to fight the British to the end.

10. No More Kings
Schoolhouse Rock “No More Kings” video clip