Focus: Map of Lexington & Concord What were the British forced to do after Concord?

1. Focus: Map of Lexington & Concord What were the British forced to do after Concord? What might the British action indicate about the colonists’ chances in a war against Britain?

2. Objective: explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation; fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord

3. Road to Lexington & Concord • Answer the questions about events shown in the time line below. 1774 • What were the Intolerable Acts? • Series of harsh laws by Parliament- • Closing Boston harbor ‘til colonists paid for destroyed tea • Banned Committees of Correspondence 1774 British pass the Intolerable Acts • 2. What two decisions did the Continental Congress make? • Banned trade with Britain until repeal of Intolerable Acts • Train troops in each colony First Continental Congress meets.

5. 1774 3. Who were the Minutemen? Colonial troops prepared to fight at a minute’s notice Training of Minutemen begins. • 4. Why were the British marching toward Lexington and Concord? 1775 Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride to warn colonists that British troops are headed toward Lexington and Concord. • What is the significance of these battles? British soldiers and Minutemen fight at Lexington & Concord 1776

7. 1774 3. Who were the Minutemen? Colonial troops prepared to fight at a minute’s notice Training of Minutemen begins. • 4. Why were the British marching toward Lexington and Concord? • To capture Samuel Adams & John Hancock • Destroy American supplies 1775 Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride to warn colonists that British troops are headed toward Lexington and Concord. • What is the significance of these battles? British soldiers and Minutemen fight at Lexington & Concord 1776

9. Paul Revere & William Dawes routes on April 18, 1775 Old North Church, Boston 1 if by land, 2 if by sea

11. 1774 3. Who were the Minutemen? Colonial troops prepared to fight at a minute’s notice Training of Minutemen begins. • 4. Why were the British marching toward Lexington and Concord? • To capture Samuel Adams & John Hancock • Destroy American supplies 1775 Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride to warn colonists that British troops are headed toward Lexington and Concord. • What is the significance of these battles? • Start of the American Revolution British soldiers and Minutemen fight at Lexington & Concord 1776

12. “Shot heard ‘round the World”

14. B. Analyzing Points of View Briefly explain the sides that Patriot and Loyalists took during the Revolutionary War. Patriots- sided with American rebels Loyalists- supported the British