No Turning Back, 1774-6 -British reacted to ___________________ A). “Intolerable Acts” 1774 1). Mass. Charter; Boston Port; 2). Gen. Thomas Gage in Mass 3). Quebec ______________________________, 1774 A. Did not want war B. Committed crown C. Boycotts & Unity

Colonial Nationalism Common Experiences Military Service British troops Print Media Socio-cultural Anti-Indianism “Americanism”

Social Differences __________ Aristocracy More ___________land Less power More ___________land Geographical mobility Immigration ____________-fighting Generations of ____________________

No Turning Back, 1774-6 -Minutemen: -Loyalists: Whigs: Lexington & Concord -April 1775 “shot heard ‘round the world’”

No Turning Back, 1774-6 -The _____________________________, 1775 A). “National Gov’t” B). ______________________________ C). “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms” D). George Washington

Revolutionary Propaganda -Thomas Paine, 1776 A). _________________ B). Argument for rebellion & independence British seized American ships ---1776---

Ft. Ticonderoga ______________ _________________________________ 50 cannons captured Hauled through the swamps to Boston

Bunker Hill Outside of Cannons from Ft. Ticonderoga _________________________________ “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” Americans run out of ammunition and retreat British fall by the hundreds Outside of Cannons from Ft. Ticonderoga