UNIT 5

The Beginning of the American

Revolution

The Enlightenment I. The Age of Reason

a. Philosophers used reason and logic to think of ways to improve the world.

b. How should governmentwork to bestserve the people?

The Enlightenment

II. JOHN LOCKE: believed a social contract, or agreement, existed between political leaders

and the people they ruled.

How might these ideas fuel REVOLUTION

throughout the colonies?

The First Continental CongressI. A meeting of 56 delegates to discuss the

problems in Boston. a. Philadelphia, Sept. 1774 b. Some wanted to ‘Fight’, others

wanted ‘Peace’.

John Adams

Samuel Adams

George Washington

They Compromise: - Continue to Boycott British Goods

BUT…..

- Prepare to fight!!!!!

Minutemen: Local militia soldiers, ready to fight on a minute’s notice.

The “Shot Heard round the World”

Concord: A location the minutemen stored weapons, incase war broke out!

General Gage sends British troops to seize

weapons from the Minutemen at Concord.

7 Months ……After the First Continental

Congress Meet!!!

SOMEBODY BETTER TELL THE PATRIOTS THAT… “THE BRITISH ARE COMING!!!!!!!”

The “Shot Heard round the World” The British are

COMING!!!!The Minutemen

are PREPARED!!!!

MINUTEMEN RED COATS

British Soldiers and Patriots meet at Lexington.

“The 1st shot of the American Revolution”.

The “Shot Heard round the World”RESULTS: 200 British Casualties vs. 100

Patriot Casualties

How might the Patriots feel after they forced the

British soldiers to retreat back to Boston?