First Continental Congress
- 12 of the 13 original colonies met at ______in September 1774 to discuss options in response to the ______. (Georgia did not attend)
- There were two differing opinions as to what to do:
Opinion One
______(make peace) King George III.
Only wanted a written statement that guaranteed their ______as British subjects.
Opinion Two
The intolerable acts shows that the King intended to ______all of their rights.
They voted to fight with ______and ______action.
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.
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, Sam Adams went to hide in ______and the militia hid their guns and ammunition in ______.
•On April 19, 1775, British commander, General Gage, sent ______men marching to Concord to destroy the weapons and capture Sam Adams in Lexington.
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.
•Paul Revere and his friends rode on horseback through the towns shouting, “______!” to alert the Minutemen.
•When the British reached Lexington, they encountered ______Minutemen. The minutemen were told to disband, but refused.
•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.
•In the first round of shooting ______Minutemen were killed and one British soldier was injured.
•The British pushed on to ______, but found very little hidden ammunition. They burned what they found in the town square.
•All the minutemen thought Concord was ______so they rushed out to fight the British
•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!
•The Redcoats found ______militia men lining the way back to Boston.
•The American Revolution was on!
Second Continental Congress
The congress met again in May of 1775.
This time ______the colonies attended.
There were 48 representatives called ______.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
The congress decided to send another ______to King George III asking for a repeal of the ______.
This letter is called an ______petition and means they are asking for ______.
Some of the most famous delegates there:
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
Ben Franklin
Sam’s cousin John Adams.
The Continental Army
In case the King says “no” to the petition,they establish the Continental Army and choose ______to be the commander.
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Continental Army
Strengths
•knew ______(Indian) tactics; used sneaky methods to fight
•were defending their own ______making them more daring and determined.
Weaknesses
•______
•______
•______troops
Strengths and Weaknesses of the British Army
Strengths
•______
•______
•______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.)
Battle of Bunker Hill
•June 16, 1775, American Colonel William Prescott and ______troops covered Breed’s Hill - across from Boston hidden in trenches.
•Prescott gave the order: “______!”
•Why would Prescott tell his soldiers this?
•______British troops (two times the American number) attacked the hill, but were defeated twice.
•After running out of ______and gunpowder, the American colonists were finally defeated on the ______offensive.
•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.