1. 6X 02-09-2017 Thursday Early Battles of the Revolution
Objective: Describe the early battles of the American Revolution.
No Chromebooks today.
Agenda:
Prayer
DO Now: Finish Timeline
Go over timeline, collect timeline
Pop quiz on chapter 4.1
Go over quiz
Preview Chapter 4.2
Begin reading and taking notes on chapter 4.2
Homework: Copy the main ideas and big idea from chapter 4.2 into your notes. Copy and define key terms and people into your notes.

2. Timeline Answer Key
Spring 1774 – The Intolerable Acts were passed by Britain to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
October 1774 – The First Continental Congress met to discuss the Intolerable Acts and the strained relationship with Great Britain.
April 1775 – The Battle of Lexington and Concord happened when Minutemen ambushed Redcoats who were on their way to Concord to seize weapons and arrest Patriot leaders.
May 1775 – The Second Continental Congress met because King George the III refused the petition for more rights (Declaration of Rights) from the First Continental Congress. They made a Continental Army but also sent a request for peace (The Olive Branch Petition) to King George III.
June 1775 – The Battle of Bunker Hill happened when Patriot forces fought against British forces who had to fight their way uphill. Patriots were forced to retreat because they ran out of ammunition, but they were able to take down over 1,000 British soldiers.
March 1776 – Dorchester Heights – Washington took command of the army and pointed cannons at the sleeping British from the top of Nook’s Hill.