1. The Road to Lexington and Concord
Chapter 6 Lesson 3
Describe the events that lead up to the Revolution.

2. Britain passes the Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
Series of laws designed to punish the colonists until the tea was paid for.
What they did…
Closed the port of Boston harbor
Banned the committees of correspondence
For the first time all the colonies would come together to help the people of Boston

3. First Continental Congress
All the colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia, PA
Voted to ban all trade with England until the Intolerable Acts were repealed.
Started to train troops

4. Midnight Ride There were spies working on both sides.
General Gage found out John Hancock and Samuel Adams were in Lexington and colonist were storing arms in Concord.
Paul Revere and William Dawes were sent to warn and gather troops.

5. Midnight Ride

6. Lexington and Concord
First battle of the American Revolution in Concord
“The Shot heard ‘round the world” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which side shot first? No one knows.
Loyalists- support Britain
Patriots- support the rebels

7. Second Continental Congress
Agreed to form the Continental Army
Led by…
George Washington
He was a general during the French and Indian War
Extremely good leader.
Authorized the printing of paper money
This is the first act as a government

8. The Battle of Bunker Hill
The militiamen had taken fortification of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill
2,200 British soldiers attacked
Col. William Prescott, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”
British would win the battle but suffered heavy casualties.
The inexperienced colonial militia had held its own against the world’s most powerful army!

9. Last Attempt at Peace The Olive Branch is the universal sign of what?
The Olive Branch Petition
Colonies last hope of Peace
King rejects the petition

10. King would continue to punish
British ships would blockade the American Coast
Hessians (Germans) were paid soldiers to increase the British forces

11. Common Sense is Published
Written by Thomas Paine
A book describing how it was ridiculous that they think that the king ruled by the will of God.

12. Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson.
Declared the colonist intent to separate from England.