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Warm Up:

Warm Up:. In your notebook, respond to the following questions: Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army? Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill considered a tragic victory for the British? Why do you think retaking Boston was important to the Patriots? . Dorchester Heights.

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Warm Up:

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  1. Warm Up: In your notebook, respond to the following questions: • Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army? • Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill considered a tragic victory for the British? • Why do you think retaking Boston was important to the Patriots?

  2. Dorchester Heights

  3. Put these events in the correct order • Arnold and Green Mountain Boys attack and get supplies from Fort Ticonderoga • Battles of Lexington and Concord • Battle of Dorchester Heights • Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Hill • First Continental Congress • Second Continental Congress Meets

  4. Timeline of Events Prior • First Continental Congress • Battles of Lexington and Concord • Second Continental Congress Meets • Arnold and Green Mountain Boys attack and get supplies from Fort Ticonderoga • Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Hill • Battle of Dorchester Heights

  5. Battle of Dorchester Heights • Battle of Dorchester Heights (video: 9.5 minutes)

  6. Who came to Dorchester as his first battle? • General George Washington • His response was that the army was in poor condition and in desperate need of supplies • He ordered Henry Knox to move cannonscaptured from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston • Washington’s goal was to regain control of Boston

  7. What about Boston’s geography figured into Washington’s battle plan?

  8. March 1776, Washington moved his men to Dorchester Heights • Overlooked the city of Boston • He stationed cannons and troops on Nook’s Hill • Overlooked Gen. Howe’s position • Howe awoke the next morning and retreated to Canada once he saw where the patriots were positioned • Boston returned to American hands

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