AMERICAN REVOLUTION II

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION II

• THE BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT

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LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

• FEB. 1775- MASSACHUSETTS IN OPEN REBELLION
• GEN. GAGE ORDERS ARREST OF MAIN LEADERS
• PATRIOTS FLEE BOSTON
• NEXT STEP IS TO CAPTURE GUNS AND GUNPOWDER
• PAUL REVERE WARNS MINUTEMEN

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SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD

• APR. 19, 1775- BRITISH TROOPS ENCOUNTER MINUTEMEN
  ON LEXINGTON GREEN
• AFTER ORDER TO DISPERSE, SHOT IS FIRED AND VOLLEY
  FOLLOWS
• MINUTEMEN- 8 DEAD, 10 WOUNDED
• BRITISH CONTINUE ON TO CONCORD

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• AFTER LEAVING CONCORD, BRITISH ARE AMBUSHED ON
  WAY BACK TO BOSTON
• BATTLE LEADS TO BRITISH LOSSES
• MILITIA GATHER OUTSIDE OF BOSTON
• BRITISH SEND GENERALS HOWE, CLINTON, AND BURGOYNE

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SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

• MEETS IN PHILADELPHIA
• SOME WANTED IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENCE
• SOME CALLED FOR RESTRAINT
• GEORGE WASHINGTON NAMED COMMANDER OF CONTINENTAL
  ARMY

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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

• JUNE 17, 1775
• BOTH SIDES WANTED HIGH GROUND OVERLOOKING BOSTON
• AMERICANS MOVE FROM BUNKER HILL TO BREEDS HILL
• GEN HOWE ATTACKS
• BRITISH TAKE HILL ON 3RD ASSAULT

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OLIVE BRANCH PETITION

• LAST ATTEMPT AT PEACEFUL SOLUTION
• KING GEORGE III REJECTS
• ORDERS ROYAL NAVY TO BLOCKADE AMERICAN SHIPPING
• SENDS HESSIAN MERCENARIES TO AMERICA

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TICONDEROGA CANNON

• WASHINGTON NEEDS ARTILLERY
• MAY 1775, ETHAN ALLEN AND BENEDICT ARNOLD TAKE
  FORT TICONDEROGA
• COL HENRY KNOX PROPOSES MOVING BY SLED TO BOSTON
• REACHES BOSTON IN JAN 1776
• MAR- HOWE EVACUATES BOSTON

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INVASION OF CANADA

• AVOID BRITISH TROOPS FROM CANADA
• HOPE CANADIANS JOIN REBELLION
• FALL OF 1775- BENEDICT ARNOLD TO ATTACK QUEBEC
• RICHARD MONTGOMERY TO ATTACK MONTREAL

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• NOV.- MONTGOMERY TAKES MONTREAL
• FAIL TO TAKE QUEBEC, MONTGOMERY KILLED , ARNOLD
  WOUNDED
• GOV. GUY CARLETON HEADS BRITISH FORCES IN CANADA
• INVASION FAILS

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EARLY SOUTHERN BATTLES

• MANY LOYALISTS IN SOUTH, FEARED SLAVE REBELLION
• LORD DUNMORE OFFERS SLAVES IN VIRGINIA FREEDOM IF
  THEY FIGHT
• BATTLE OF GREAT BRIDGE
• WON BY PATRIOTS, DUNMORE FLEES

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• JOSIAH MARTIN GATHERS LOYALISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
• MOORES CREEK BRIDGE
• CLINTON ARRIVES TOO LATE
• PATRIOTS WIN

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BRITISH FORCES

• REGULAR ARMY- REDCOATS
• LOYALISTS- TORIES
• MERCENARIES- HESSIANS
• INDIANS- SIX NATIONS AND CHEROKEE
• ROYAL NAVY

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AMERICAN FORCES

• CONTINENTAL ARMY- MILITIA
• NAVY- PRIVATEERS
• WEAPONRY
• MUSKET- BAYONET
• RIFLE
• CANNON

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STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES

• BRITISH-
• NAVAL BLOCKADE
• SOLDIERS- EXPERIENCED OFFICERS
• CASH AND CREDIT TO SUPPORT TROOPS

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• AMERICAN-
• MANPOWER
• SHORT SUPPLY LINES
• KNOW TERRAIN
• HELP OF FOREIGN ALLIES