1. THE BRINK OF WAR

6. Coercive Acts (AKA The Intolerable Acts)
Passed in 1774 as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for
All British officials had to be tried in England
Reduced self government and allowed quartering of troops in private homes

7. Quebec Act Extended Quebec southward
Allowed French Canadians to keep their own laws and religion
The English settlers saw this as a threat

8. George Washington

9. First Continental Congress
September 1774
Meeting of all the colonies except Georgia
Massachusetts was very outspoken
Compromise plan approved a militia

10. Minutemen

12. Britain Starts to Act
Colonial spies learn that the British are planning to take the guns and gunpowder stored at Concord, Mass.
They were also planning to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

14. Paul Revere

15. William Dawes

16. The Shot Heard Around the World

17. Weapons of the time

18. The First Shot At Lexington, on April 19, the first shot was fired.
The Redcoats went on to Concord and burned some colonial supplies.
The Colonists started to gain the upper hand at North Bridge using sniper tactics.

19. 2nd Continental Congress

20. 2nd Continental Congress Goals
All 13 colonies met to appoint a military commander
(George Washington)
Sent the Olive Branch Petition