The Revolution Begins

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The Revolution Begins

• Chapter 8 Lesson 3
• Pages 286/291

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Paul Reveres Ride

• April 18 1775
• learned British were leaving Boston for Concord
• seize Adams and Hancock
• capture war materials
• Link to Paul Revere's Ride
• Link to Paul Revere's House

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Shot Heard Round the World

• Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord
• Stop British advance out of Boston
• British fired
• Colonists returned fire against British Troops

• British retreated to Boston
• lost many troops along the route
• Link to WWW

Showed that American Colonists were serious about
resisting British Rule
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Battle of Bunker Hill

• Bunker Hill looked over Boston
• control of Boston
• colonists built a fort during night
• British attacked and lost many troops
• showed that colonists were serious about fighting
  for liberty
• Link to WWW
• Link to WWW

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Assignment

• Take your Social Studies textbook and this
  PowerPack home tonight.
• Read the assigned pages of this lesson and review
  this set of provided class notes with your
  highlighting/notetaking.
• Complete the attached activity.
• Politely ask a parent or responsible adult to
  sign off that the above has been done.

Signature __________________________
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Assignment

• Grading Rubric
• Home/Study 50
• Chart 50
• Possible 100
• Points Earned ___

• Complete the attached cause and effect chart that
  covers the key elements of this series of events.
• Name _____________