The Battle of Lexington and Concord

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The Battle ofLexington and Concord

• April 19, 1775

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British Plans

• April __, 1775 _______________receives a letter
  ordering him to attack rebellious colonists by
  capturing or destroying their arsenals and taking
  leaders into custody.
• April __, 1775 At night, _____ __ ______ from
  Boston, 700 British soldiers set out for ________
  to destroy arms stored there and to capture
  __________ _________.

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Planned British March
Concord
Boston
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Lexington April ___, 17__

• ___ Lexington Minutemen lined up on the commons
  to meet the British.
• ___ militiamen were killed in the confrontation.

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Concord April ___, 17__

• The British marched onto Concord, were challenged
  and repelled at the ______ Bridge.
• ___ British soldiers were killed or wounded
  returning to _________

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 12 314 321 Gage, the day after
• 13 323 340 Adams
• What issues faced the 2nd Congress?

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 14 347 355 Gage, react to colonists fortifying
  Breeds Hill
• Describe the attitudes of the British officers.
• What would your advice have been to General Gage?
• 15 355 377 Warren, Battle of Bunker Hill
• Write a letter home from a Yankee militiaman.
  Facts and feelings about the battle.

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Battle of Bunker (____) Hill

• DateJune _____, 17____
• LocationCharleston, Massachusetts
• Weather55-65 F, winds 10 knots
• American Casualties ______________
• British Casualties________
• American LeadersPrescott/Warren
• British LeadersHowe

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 16 463 473 Washington, the Siege of Boston
• What challenges confronted Washington?

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Common Sense

• Thomas Paine
• _______ 17___

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Events Preceding

• Lex Concord battle April 1775.
• ____ Continental Congress meets ___ 1775 appoint
  Washington as Commander-in-Chief.
• Fort Ticonderoga captured.
• Battle of Bunker Hill June 1775.
• __________ takes command, siege of Boston.
• Many still hoping to reestablish good relations
  with the King The ___________ Petition sent
  July 1775, __________ response Jan 1776.
• Battles in Canada fail.

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Common Sense published

• Released on ________, 17__ the same day that the
  Kings response to the Olive Branch Petition
  received in Philadelphia, the colonies are in
  open rebellion.
• Written to convince Americans to declare
  ____________, it was Americas destiny.
• Logical arguments used.
• By June 1776 over ________ copies sold.

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Handicap the Warrefer to p. 115 (old text)

• Create a Matrix showing American and British
  Advantages and Disadvantages
• Rate the Advantages from least to most making the
  Most Advantageous the highest score.
• Total the points for the Ams and the Brits
• Do the same for the Disadvantages only use
  Negative numbers.
• Add the Pos Neg s together and determine who
  should win the war

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Handicap the Warrefer to p. 115 (old text)
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Textbook Perusal Exercise

• In small groups, create a timeline of significant
  early Revolutionary War events (see next slide)
• First peruse pp. 92-105 (old text)
• Name the event, bulletize its significance
• Write the Month and Year it occurred
• Note the Page number of text (for reference)
• Second - Place the events on a timeline

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Textbook Activity, pp. 92-105

• Create a timeline of the following events
• Arrival of cannon at Boston
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• British evacuation of Boston
• Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
• Declaration of Independence
• GW given command by Cont. Cong.
• Meetings of Continental Congress
• Olive Branch Petition
• Publication of Common Sense
• Siege of Boston

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 14 347 355 Gage, react to colonists fortifying
  Breeds Hill
• Describe the attitudes of the British officers.
• What would your advise have been to General Gage?
• 15 355 377 Warren, Battle of Bunker Hill
• Write a letter home from a Yankee militiaman.

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Read the following

• Reading Number
• 16 463 473 Washington, the Siege of Boston
• What challenges confronted Washington?

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Last Bit of Reading!

• 17 494 504 Adams
• Why were some men reluctant to declare
  Indpendence? (use quotes)
• 18 509 529 Franklin
• What were the final arguments for and against
  declaring Independence?
• 19 529 533 Washington (DOI to the army)
• Write a journal entry as a soldier in
  Washingtons Army.