5:4 Moving Toward Independence

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54 Moving Toward Independence

• Review and Discuss

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Colonial Leaders Emerge

• Patriot or Loyalist?
• Ben Franklin Very influential in the colonies
• John Hancock Wealthy Massachusettian who funded
  the Sons of Liberty
• Thomas Jefferson Brilliant thinker and writer

3
Congress Becomes a Government

• Second Continental Congress began to govern the
  colonies such print money, set up post office and
  establish committees and militias
• Chose George Washington to be Commander of the
  new army.

4
Olive Branch Petition

• Congress sent a petition or formal request to
  George III
• Assured the king of the colonistsdesire for
  peace
• As the king to protect the colonists rights
  which they felt that Parliament seemed determined
  to destroy.
• The king refused and in response sent 30,000
  Hessian soldiers to the colonies

5
The Colonies Take the Offensive

• Washington surrounded the Boston with the
  Continental Army
• British forced out of Boston and flees to Nova
  Scotia
• Patriots invades Canada
• Captured Montreal
• Failed to take Quebec..sorry Benedict Arnold

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Moving Toward Independence

• Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
• What propaganda!

7
Colonies Declare Independence

• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• Declaration of Independence signed into affect on
  July 2, 1776.
• Final approved sign document on July 4, 1776
• WAR or not?