1. 1. Turn to your LIST section. Please be ready to begin.
Bellringer
1. Turn to your LIST section. Please be ready to begin.

3. Colonial Advantages
British Advantages
Fighting on home ground
Well-trained, well-supplied army and navy
Good decisions by generals
Wealth of resources
Fighting for their rights and freedoms
Strong central government
French alliance: loans, navy, troops
Colonial Disadvantages
British Disadvantages
Untrained soldiers; small army
Fighting in unfamiliar, hostile territory
Food and ammunition shortages
Fighting far away from Britain and resources
Weak and divided central government
Troops indifferent; halfhearted support at home

4. Analyze the first battles of the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
Analyze the first battles of the American Revolution.

5. Lexington and Concord What: First battles of the American Revolution
When: 1775
Where: Lexington, MA and Concord, MA

6. Lexington and Concord
Significance: 1. Marks the beginning of the war and shows Britain this won’t be an easy victory
2. Led to the 2nd Continental Congress

9. I. Lexington and Concord
Background
Paul Revere … and others…

10. “One if by land, two if by sea”

16. I. Lexington and Concord
C. Battle Events

17. North Bridge

21. Homework 1. Read Article – Two Views of Lexington and Concord.
2. Make a Venn diagram that compares and contrasts the two accounts.
3. You will need 4 points in each of the three areas.
4. Best wishes.