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A Call to ArmsChapter 5: Section 3
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September 1774 55 delegates from all the colonies
except Georgia
Political body to represent American interests and challenge British control
Delegates included: Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Jay, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington
Continental Congress
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Called for the repeal of 13 acts of Parliament◦ Believed these laws violated the “laws of nature,
the principles of the English constitution, and the several charters” of the colonies
Boycott British trade◦ No British goods could be used in the colonies◦ No colonial goods could be sold to Britain
Decisions of the Continental Congress
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Called on the people of the county to arm themselves against the British
Militias are formed◦ Militia: Group of citizen soldiers
Suffolk Resolves
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New England was thought to be the site where war would begin
Militia companies in Massachusetts held training sessions, made bullets, and stockpiled weapons
Minutemen◦ Militias which would be ready to fight in a
minute’s notice
The First Battles
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April 1775◦ Several thousand British soldiers were in
Boston◦ Instructions to take away weapons and
arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia
700 British troops march to Concord (20 miles from Boston) to destroy weapons cache
Britain Sends Troops
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April 18, 1775
Paul Revere and William Dawes ride to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Alerting the Colonists
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Lexington◦ British redcoats discover 70 minutemen waiting
on the town common◦ 8 minutemen die◦ British continue their march toward Concord
Concord◦ British destroy some supplies◦ Most had been removed before the British
arrived◦ Minutemen force the British to turn back to
Boston
Lexington and Concord
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British redcoats march from Concord to Boston◦ Farmers, blacksmiths, and clerks hid among
trees and stone fences◦ As the British marched, the militia fired◦ 174 wounded, 73 British soldiers dead
“shot heard ‘round the world”
Road Back to Boston
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Captain of Connecticut militia Given authority to raise an army and seize
Fort Ticonderoga
Later during the war, Arnold sold military information to the British◦ His treason was discovered and he fled to British-
controlled New York City
Benedict Arnold
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June 16, 1775 British victory
◦ Americans ran out of gunpowder and were forced to withdraw
◦ British had more than 1,000 men dead or wounded
The Battle of Bunker Hill
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Loyalists: Those who chose to stay with Britain◦ As many as 1/3 Americans◦ Some lived in relative isolation and werent part of the
waves of discontent◦ Some expected the British would win and wanted to gain
favor◦ Loyalist support was largest in the Carolinas and Georgia
Patriots: Colonists who supported the war for independence◦ 1/3 Americans◦ British rule was unbearable◦ Unfair taxes and regulations◦ Patriot support strongest in New England
Loyalist or Patriot?