1. The Road to Lexington & Concord

2. Set-Up Cornell Notes (IN Page 86)
Title: The Road to Lexington & Concord
Essential Question: What led to the first military engagement between the British and the colonists?

3. Coercive Acts
To punish the colonists in Boston and warn others against acting out, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts
The colonists found them so horrible they called them the Intolerable Acts

5. Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts enraged people all over the colonies
Colonists immediately sent food and money to Boston
Colonists met together to decide on a plan of action
September 1774: delegates from all colonies (except Georgia) met in Philadelphia

6. The First Continental Congress
During this meeting (The First Continental Congress) colonists decided to:
Ban ALL trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed
Begin training troops for defense of the colonies
**Georgia agreed to be a part of the actions of the congress

7. Parliament & Colonists React
Although boycotting British goods had worked in the past, Parliament refused to repeal the Intolerable Acts
Instead, Parliament increased trade restrictions and sent more troops to the colonies
Colonial troops continued to train
Most colonists believed a battle would make the British back down
War was not expected at this time