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Wars A- Brewin ’. Mr. Black. The Continental Congress. September 1774 55 men arrived in Philadelphia . No Georgia . Formed to challenge British control . . Delegates to the Congress. Major political leaders from colonies attend. Leaders: MA: Samuel Adams and John Adams (lawyer)
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Wars A-Brewin’ Mr. Black
The Continental Congress • September 1774 • 55 men arrived in Philadelphia. • No Georgia. • Formed to challenge British control.
Delegates to the Congress • Major political leaders from colonies attend. • Leaders: • MA: Samuel Adams and John Adams (lawyer) • NY: John Jay (lawyer) • VA: Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry and George Washington
Decisions of the Congress • Leaders realized they needed to work together. • Repeal 13 acts of Parliament passed since 1763. • Called for the people of Suffolk County to arm themselves and fight the British.
Britain Sends Troops • Believed fighting would start in New England. • Trained hard and frequently in MA. • April 1775: • British have thousands of soldiers in and around Boston. • They are ordered to take the militias weapons and arrest the leaders.
Alerting the Colonists • Dr. Joseph Warren saw British army marching out of the city. • Warren warned Paul Revere and William Dawes (Sons of Liberty). • They rode to Lexington and warned that the British were coming. • This marked the start of American Revolution!
Lexington and Concord • As the Redcoats approached Lexington, they saw 70 minutemen (militia). • Alerted by Revere and Dawes. • A shot was fired! • Eight minutemen were killed and the gunpowder had been removed. • The minutemen hid behind trees, building and would fire at the redcoats. • Upon reaching Boston 174 Redcoats were wounded, 73 were dead.
The Battle of Bunker Hill • Militia troop grew to 20,000 strong. • British wanted to drive the Americans from their locations. • 1,200 minutemen fought Redcoats. • 1,000 Redcoats killed and wounded. • Americans had to retreat because they ran out of ammunition.
Forced to Choose Sides • Colonists had to decide: join the rebels or remain loyal to Britain? • Loyalists: Did not believe unfair taxes and regulations were good reason for revolution. • Patriots: Determined to fight the British to the end.
No More Kings • Schoolhouse Rock “No More Kings” video clip