1. 5.3 A Call to Arms

2. A Meeting in Philadelphia
Sept Continental Congress (no Georgia rep)
Outcome:
Repeal 13 acts of Parliament
Boycott British trade
Adopt Suffolk Resolves that considered Coercive acts illegal
Colonists must arm themselves  colonial militias

3. Fighting Begins Minutemen – militias ready in a minute
April 1775 GB sends troops to Boston to defeat militia
GB troops go to Concord to take the militia’s weapons/ammunition
“The British are coming” - Paul Revere and William Dawes spread the word in Lexington
Lexington and Concord:
At Lexington – Minutemen outnumbered  unknown shot fired (shot heard around the world – Ralph Waldo Emerson)  everyone fires  8 minutemen dead  British continue to Concord  more fighting on a bridge  many redcoats dead
More colonists rise to join militia

4. More Military Action
British Fort Ticonderoga (military supplies) defeated by Green Mountain Boys led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen
Arnold later became a traitor when he sold military info to British. He was discovered and fled to British-controlled NYC to lead British troops in VA and CT battles
Battle of Bunker Hill:
20,000 colonists in militia
British Colonel William Prescott sets up Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill
Breed’s Hill – colonists forced to retreat, both sides low on ammo
Bunker Hill – British won

5. Choosing Sides Loyalists – side with British
Patriots – side with colony/support war
American Revolution: battle between America and Great Britain, also battle between Loyalists and Patriots

6. Assignment Chart Skill pg 127 #1-2 Geography Connection pg 129 #1-2
Lesson Review pg 131 # 2-4