Thought of the Day Provide 5 facts describing the video “ Shots Heard ‘Round the World.”

1. Thought of the Day Provide 5 facts describing the video “Shots Heard ‘Round the World.”

2. The Revolutionary War

3. The American Revolution Begins Colonists organize the Continental Congress that urging people to “take up arms & organize militia.” Fighting erupted in April 1775 in Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts After meeting, the Second Continental Congress set up an army called the Continental Army led by General George Washington On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson The American Revolution officially began

4. The British Defeat Britain had a strong military force with many resources ($) The colonists were not as organized as the British, but knew the land better The turning point was the Battle of Saratoga and this victory persuaded France to join The French decided to supply the colonists with weapons and soldiers British General Cornwallis forced was forced to surrender to the American troops at Yorktown in 1781

5. American Issues • Treaty of Paris • Ended the Revolutionary War • Acknowledged the colonists independence from Great Britain (all land east of Miss. ) • Land Ordinance of 1785 • -Organized territory gained after the Revolutionary War • Northwest Ordinance • -organized the Northwest Territory around the Great Lakes • Stated that the US would expand by the creation of new states • No slavery existed in these territory • First Great Awakening • Rise of religious activity in Great Britain and the US • Revivals began across the US