1. Revolution to Declaration
Mr. Kilbourn

2. https://youtu.be/1cT_Z0KGhP8

3. Schoolhouse Rock – No More Kings

4. First Continental Congress
12 of the 13 original colonies met at ____________ in September 1774 to discuss options in response to the ______________.
Philadelphia
Intolerable Acts
(Georgia did not attend)

6. There were two differing opinions as to what to do:
Opinion Two
The intolerable acts shows that the King intended to ____________ all of their rights.
They voted to fight with ______ and _________ action.
Opinion One
_______ (make peace) King George III.
Only wanted a written statement that guaranteed their ________ as British subjects.
appease
take away
rights
firm
united

7. After much debate the congress decided to do the following:
Send a ______ to King George asking him to recognize their rights as English subjects.
all the colonies will ________ British made goods.
all the colonies will ______ selling goods to England
all colonies will train __________ to fight.
They agreed to meet again in May 1775 to review events.
letter
boycott
stop
militias

8. Lexington and Concord
England’s response to the First Continental Congress’ boycott was to send troops (Redcoats) to Boston.
To keep away from the British the militia hid their guns and ammunition in __________.
Concord

9. On April 19, 1775, British commander, General Gage, sent ______ men marching to Concord to destroy the weapons.
900

10. Eyes are watching!
The Sons of Liberty were watching the British troop movements.
They placed __________ in the church window to show which direction the British were moving.
lanterns

11. Paul Revere and his friends rode on horseback through the towns shouting, “___________________ ______________________!” to alert the Minutemen.
The British are coming
The British are coming

12. When the British reached Lexington they encountered ____ Minutemen
When the British reached Lexington they encountered ____ Minutemen. The minutemen were told to disband, but refused. 70

13. No one knows who fired first, but that first shot is called the “________________________” because everybody in the world would feel the results of the Revolution.
Shot heard around the world

14. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World…

15. In the first round of shooting ______ Minutemen were killed and one British soldier was injured.
eight
The British pushed on to ________, but found very little hidden ammunition. They burned what they found in the town square.
concord
All the minutemen thought Concord was ________ so they rushed out to fight the British.
burning

16. The American Revolution was on!
The Redcoats found ______ militia men lining the way back to Boston.
4,000
In the fight to get back to Boston, ___ Redcoats were killed and approximately ____ were either missing or wounded. The Minutemen had won their first battle! 82
200
The American Revolution was on!

17. Second Continental Congress
The congress met again in May of 1775.
This time _____ the colonies attended.
There were 48 representatives called __________.
all
delegates

18. Some of the most famous delegates there:
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
Ben Franklin
Sam’s cousin John Adams.

19. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
The congress decided to send another ______ to King George III asking for a repeal of the intolerable acts.
letter
This letter is called an _____________ petition and means they are asking for peace.
Olive branch

20. The Continental Army
In case the King says “no” to the petition, they establish the Continental Army and choose __________ ______________ to be the commander.
George
Washington
We choose GW to lead army

21. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Continental Army
knew _________ (Indian) tactics; used sneaky methods to fight
were defending their own _____________ making them more daring and determined.
Weaknesses
__________
_________
___________troops
guerilla
No supplies
No navy
inexperienced
Land and homes

22. Strengths and Weaknesses of the British Army
____________
____________ soldiers
Weaknesses
did not know the ____
fighting far from home and re-supply took _______ at least
fighting in enemy territory (they could be attacked anytime, anywhere.)
land
Lots of supplies
Powerful navy
6 weeks
experienced

23. Battle of Bunker Hill
June 16, 1775, American Colonel William Prescott and 1,200 troops covered Breed’s Hill - across from Boston hidden in trenches.

24. Prescott gave the order: “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!”  
Why would Prescott tell his soldiers this?
In order to save ammunition

25. Battle of Bunker Hill
________ British troops (two times the American number) attacked the hill, but were defeated twice.
After running out of ammunition and gunpowder, the American colonists were finally defeated on the _________ offensive.
2,400
third

26. Battle of Bunker Hill
We may have lost the battle, but the British lost _______ men. We only lost ______ men.
This battle showed the American determination to fight and ________ even at long odds.
1,000
400
win