1. The Revolution Begins!
Standard 8.22, 8.23, 8.25

2. Table of Contents Battles of Lexington and Concord (8.25)
Second Continental Congress (8.22 and 8.25)
Battle of Bunker Hill (8.25)
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (8.25)
Declaration of Independence (8.23)

3. Who are the leaders in Great Britain???
King George III—King of England
Lord North—Prime Minister

4. Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
Standard 8.25

5. Battles of Lexington and Concord
-Gen Gage (Brit) wants to confiscate colonial militia weapons
-the weapons are in Concord

7. Battles of Lexington and Concord
Samuel Adams and John Hancock fled Boston
3 riders are sent out to warn them:
Paul Revere
Samuel Prescott
William Dawes

8. Revere Prescott Dawes

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ensures the message would still get out even if one were detained

10. Battles of Lexington and Concord
People spread the word and used drums and church bells to call minutemen to prepare to meet the British soldiers
The Regulars are coming!!!!!!

11. Battle of Lexington British forces are led by Pitcairn
Minutemen are led by Parker
Both sides shoot at each other-British troops move toward Concord

13. Battle of Lexington Parker tells troops not to fire unless fired upon.
1st shot known as the “‘Shot heard round the world”
Official start of the Revolution

14. Battle of Concord weapons are not in the arsenal
British troops are trapped on North Concord Bridge

15. Battle of Concord
Continued to attack British troops guerilla style in Concord as they retreated to Boston.

17. In your opinion, which side won the fighting at Lexington and Concord, and why?

18. Second Continental Congress
Standards 8.22, 8.25

19. Second Continental Congress
Meets from
John Hancock is president
Met in Philadelphia—all 13 colonies represented

20. Independence Hall, Philadelphia

21. Independence Hall, Philadelphia

22. Second Continental Congress
Create the Olive Branch Petition on July 5, 1775
Last attempt to avoid going to war
It doesn’t work

23. Video Break

24. Second Continental Congress
John Adams suggests George Washington to lead the Continental Army

25. Second Continental Congress
Why Washington????
He is tall.
He is the only one who shows up in a military uniform.
He is from Virginia—wanted southern colonies to be on board with the war.

26. Second Continental Congress
-They create the Articles of Confederation in It’s the first U.S. Constitution

27. Do you think the Second Continental Congress was wise in having Washington prepare for war as it sought peace? Explain.

28. June 17, 1775 Boston, Massachusetts Standard 8.25
Battle of Bunker Hill
June 17, 1775
Boston, Massachusetts
Standard 8.25

29. Battle of Bunker Hill Patriots want to keep Boston because: harbor
2. birthplace of the
revolution

30. Battle of Bunker Hill
Patriots: Putnam and Prescott British: Howe and Gage

31. Battle of Bunker Hill Actually fought on Breed’s Hill
Redcoats had to attack up hill

32. Battle of Bunker Hill The Patriots low on ammunition
Told: “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.”

33. Battle of Bunker Hill
British suffered heavy losses during the battle and realize this will not be an easy fight.

34. Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
May 10, 1775
Ticonderoga, New York
Standard 8.25

36. Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Washington needs cannons in Boston
Patriots decide to take them from the fort
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen lead the successful raid.

37. Knox Campaign
Henry Knox and him men must bring the artillery to Washington.

40. Knox Campaign
He leaves Ticonderoga on December 5, 1775 and arrives in Boston January 25, 1776.

41. Dorchester Heights (Boston)
Washington pointed the cannons from Ticonderoga at the British in Boston
British General Howe and his troops retreat to Canada

42. Common Sense Standard 8.24 Published in January 1776
Sold 500,000 copies (only 1.5 million lived in colonies)

43. Time Out
Common Sense By Thomas Paine

44. Choosing Sides 40-45% Patriots (Whigs) 20-30% Loyalist (Tories)
The rest are undecided
Most Loyalists live in the South
Both sides try to recruit Indian allies

45. Declaration of Independence
Standard 8.23

46. Declaration of Independence
-Declaration of Independence is written by: Thomas Jefferson—Virginia John Adams—Massachusetts Benjamin Franklin—Pennsylvania Robert Livingston—New York Roger Sherman--Connecticut

48. This is where Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

49. Declaration of Independence
Part One Preamble It states why the Continental Congress had written the Declaration. It was written to give everyone equal rights.

50. Declaration of Independence
Part Two Declaration of Rights They are the rights of citizens. It also says that the people can form a government to protect their rights

51. Declaration of Independence
Part Three List of Grievances Its the list that has the colonist's complaints against British government. Also King George lll was blamed.

52. Declaration of Independence
Part Four
Resolution of Independence
It declares that the colonies have full power to make wars, to form alliances, and to trade with other countries.

53. Three Main Ideas in the DoI
1. All people have unalienable rights (life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
The king violated colonists rights by passing unfair laws.
3. Colonies have the right to break from Britain because King George III broke the social contact with the colonists

54. Approved July 4, 1776