1. The Shot Heard Round the World

2. Chain of events leading to the Revolutionary War

5.
Colonists become angry at Britain’s attempt to restrict their rights….So they

6. 1772 - Committee of Correspondence
-formed in Boston to organize protests
against Britain

8. Boston Tea Party
-Sons of Liberty dump 342 chests of tea into Massachusetts harbor to protest the Tea Act.

9. Intolerable Acts
Britain passes several laws to punish the colonists
tensions increase, talk of war

10. 1775
- King George is furious and declares the colonies in a state of rebellion.
He sends General Gage to put the rebellion down.

11. 1774 - First Continental Congress
leaders met in Philadelphia to discuss possible Independence
they demand King George III recognize their right to a representative government.
( Declaration of Resolves)

13. 1775 - Lexington and Concord
Gage decides to seize colonists’ military
supplies. Paul Revere & William Dawes
ride through the towns shouting, “the
British are coming!” 70 minuteman show
up to stop 750 British soldiers! Shots ring
out as colonists are dispersing……8 dead,
the war has begun! (by accident??)

14. Historical investigation
What happened at Lexington Green?
Evaluating type of source
Recognizing Bias
Searching for commonality among a variety of sources