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Title: Colonies Unite and Sparks Fly


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Colonies Unite and Sparks Fly
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1st Continental Congress
  • Delegates from all colonies except Georgia, meet
    in Philly
  • Continental Congress wants to represent colonial
    interests, negotiate with England
  • Important peeps there John and Sam Adams
    (Mass), Patrick Henry and G. Washington (VA)
  • Mass and VA are the most powerful colonies

3
British Stuff
  • CC writes up list of complaints to England and
    wants acts repealed
  • Vote to boycott all British goods and trade
  • Agree to have all colonies form militias

4
A Spark Ignites
  • New England colonies train for war, minutemen-
    ready to fight in min.
  • British General Thomas Gage wants to take guns
    from militia in Concord, Mass
  • 700 redcoats march out at midnight, Paul Revere
    and Sons of Liberty 1 if by land, 2 if by sea,
    lanterns in Old North Church

5
  • Minutemen waiting in Lexington led by Captain
    John Parker
  • Face off against each other, shot fired, no one
    knows who, British defeat minutemen
  • Redcoats march to Concord, find no guns
  • Entire way back to Boston, minutemen attack from
    woods, barns

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Choosing Sides
  • Patriots- colonists wanting to break away from
    Britain
  • Loyalists- colonists wanting to stay loyal to the
    king and Britain
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