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Early Battles of Revolutionary War and 2 nd Continental Congress

Early Battles of Revolutionary War and 2 nd Continental Congress. Early Battles s. Battle of Lexington: April 19, 1775 Battle of Concord: April 19, 1775. 2nd Continental Congress. When? Where? Why? Problem? . . Is anything decided here? . One Continental Army

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Early Battles of Revolutionary War and 2 nd Continental Congress

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  1. Early Battles of Revolutionary War and 2nd Continental Congress

  2. Early Battless • Battle of Lexington: April 19, 1775 • Battle of Concord: April 19, 1775

  3. 2nd Continental Congress When? Where? Why? Problem? .

  4. Is anything decided here? • One Continental Army • Commander-in-Chief of the army • Supplies/Medicine • Authorized printing of Colonial Dollars • Authorized a committee to conduct foreign relations

  5. * Delegates set up the Continental Army, naming George Washington as commander.

  6. Battle of Bunker Hill • When? • Who? • Mistakes made? • Result?

  7. Battle of Bunker Hill – video 3:53 • Occurred on Breeds Hill on June 17, 1775.

  8. • The Patriots were short on gunpowder and were warned by Colonel William Prescott, “Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes!”

  9. Battle in Quebec • When? • Why Quebec? • Result? • Significance?

  10. Back to 2nd Continental Congress……… What’s going on? • Reconciliation • Olive Branch Petition

  11. Olive Branch Petition When? What? Result?

  12. American signatures upon the Olive Branch Petition

  13. What happened in next few months to convince colonists to independence necessary? • John Locke’s ideas: • Natural Rights • Obey government as long as… • If government violates this social contract, ……..overthrow! • Support of Religion • Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

  14. Common Sense When? What? Message? Effect?

  15. Back to the 2nd Continental Congress…..What next? March 1776 – Congress receives interesting news Who wants independence? Will there be a formal document? Who’s on the committee?

  16. DeclarationofIndependence Some of the highlights of the document itself: • TJ drew on Locke and Paine, how? • In what ways had England had taken away our unalienable rights • “All men created equal” – Really… ALL men? • Making it official

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