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Naming a General & The War of the Hills

Naming a General & The War of the Hills. Ch 17 & 18. Background. What were some of the events that led up to the Battle of Lexington & Concord? Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre

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Naming a General & The War of the Hills

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  1. Naming a General & The War of the Hills Ch 17 & 18

  2. Background • What were some of the events that led up to the Battle of Lexington & Concord? • Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre • The Second Continental Congress meets to discuss the possibility of War with England, there are many decisions to be made. • A General is needed for the American army, who will it be?

  3. George Washington • May 1775 Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. • Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. • On July 3, 1775, he took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years. The earliest authenticated portrait of George Washington shows him wearing his colonel's uniform of the Virginia Regiment from the French and Indian War. However, this portrait was painted years after the war in 1772.

  4. The Fighting Begins • The first major battles of the war occur near two hills outside of Boston • Bunker & Breeds • No one in Boston knows that George Washington is their commander. • We WILL NOT study every single battle of the Revolution. • We WILL be studying MAJOR turning points in our quest for American Victory.

  5. People to know • John Adams • “troublemaker” for England • suggests a “real” American Army created with one commander • John Hancock • Wealthy Boston Patriot • Hoped to be placed in command of the Continental Army

  6. George Washington • Well respected • Former British soldier • Elected to command Continental Army Oooh, what a hunk! So good looking 

  7. George III • King of England during Revolution • Zero tolerance for disobedience of the colonies

  8. More Peeps • Major John Pitcairn • British military commander • Dr. Joseph Warren • Leader of Boston Patriots • Dies at Bunker Hill

  9. Vocabulary • Militia • Small group of local fighters, private citizens • Olive Branch Petition • Unread letter to King George III hoping to patch things up before war started • Congress • Group of leaders who come together to make laws & decisions • Bayonet • Sharp sword attached to a musket (gun)

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