Chapter 4
The American Revolution
Section 1
The Revolution Begins
closing Boston Harbor led to the...
First Continental Congress
gathering of colonial leaders
troubled by Britain’s
relationship with colonies
Patrick Henry
Patriot
Goal - state the concerns
of colonists to the king
VA encouraged colonists
to fight for independence
Result:
Declaration of Rights
10 Resolutions including
“life, liberty, and property.”
colonists who chose to
fight for independence
from Great Britain
“Shot Heard ‘round the World”
Robert Newman warns
General Thomas Gage
April 19, 1775 British search
Minutemen
ready to fight in a minutes notice
British called “Redcoats”
Paul Revere and William Dawes
British advance toward
Concord by “sea”
color of uniforms
weapons storehouse
rumored to be in Concord
Second Continental Congress
main issue - peaceful or violent solution
Continental Army
George Washington
MA militia
included soldiers
from all colonies
Commander
Olive Branch Petition
final attempt to
restore harmony
Early Battles
Battle of Bunker Hill
proved Patriots could
take on the British
Henry Knox - brings cannons from Fort Ticonderoga
cannons make British retreat to Canada on March 7, 1776