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Chapter 6 Section 3 Road to Lexington & Concord P. 19/ P. 154 A.Sequencing Events As you read this section, answer the questions about events shown in the time line below What was the Intolerable Acts? Series of harsh laws by Parliament- Closing Boston harbor ‘til colonists paid for destroyed tea Banned Committees of Correspondence 2. What two decisions did the Continental Congress make? Banned trade with Britain until repeal of Intolerable Acts Train troops in each colony 1774 British pass the Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress meets.

Who were the Minutemen? Colonial troops prepared to fight at a minute’s notice 4. Why were the British marching toward Lexington and Concord? Training of Minutemen begins Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride to warn colonists that British troops are headed toward Lexington and Concord. 5.What is the significance of these battles? British soldiers and Minutemen fight at Lexington & Concord 1776

Who were the Minutemen? Colonial troops prepared to fight at a minute’s notice 4. Why were the British marching toward Lexington and Concord? To capture Samuel Adams & John Hancock Destroy American supplies Training of Minutemen begins Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride to warn colonists that British troops are headed toward Lexington and Concord. 5.What is the significance of these battles? British soldiers and Minutemen fight at Lexington & Concord 1776

Old North Church, Boston 1 if by land, 2 if by sea Paul Revere & William Dawes routes on April 18, 1775

Who were the Minutemen? Colonial troops prepared to fight at a minute’s notice 4. Why were the British marching toward Lexington and Concord? To capture Samuel Adams & John Hancock Destroy American supplies Training of Minutemen begins Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride to warn colonists that British troops are headed toward Lexington and Concord. 5.What is the significance of these battles? Start of the American Revolution British soldiers and Minutemen fight at Lexington & Concord 1776

“Shot heard ‘round the World”

Lexington Concord Battle Road Minute Man National Park Rn6ADLPTE&feature=related

B. Analyzing Points of View Briefly explain the sides that Patriot and Loyalists took during the Revolutionary War. Patriots- sided with American rebels Loyalists- supported the British