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The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill. By:Serina. Main Menu. WHO Was Involved?. Dr. Joseph Warren Dr. Joseph Warren joined Prescott and the patriots at the redoubt. Dr. Joseph Warren got shot while defending the redoubt. Peter Salem

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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  1. The Battle of Bunker Hill By:Serina

  2. Main Menu

  3. WHO Was Involved? • Dr. Joseph Warren • Dr. Joseph Warren joined Prescott and the patriots at the redoubt. • Dr. Joseph Warren got shot while defending the redoubt. • Peter Salem • The Americans called the British Redcoats and lobster backs because of there red coats they wore to war. • Peter Salem was a former black slave who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. MAIN MENU

  4. WHERE Did It Happen? • Lexington and Concord • The America militias and the British soldiers first battled near the towns of Lexington and Concord • Massachusetts • The event happened in Massachusetts • The British set fire to Charleston so patriot snipers could not attack them • Patriot troops gathered in Cambridge before heading to Breeds Hill and Bunker Hill MAIN MENU

  5. WHY Did It Happen? • Massachusetts • Massachusett patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians so they could dump the tea overboard. • The Privy Council reprimanded Benjamin Franklin in London for leaking letters and it was damaging to the Royal Governor. • Colonists • Parliament passes the stamp act so the colonists could pay for the British war. • Shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the Minute Men forced British men back to Boston MAIN MENU

  6. WHEN Did It Happen? • British • The British and American troops battled outside the city of Boston • General Thomas Gage sent the British troops to Concord because they tried to take patriots weapons • Patriots • Colonel Prescott lead colonial troops out of Cambridge • Battle of Bunker Hill was the bloodiest battle in the Revolutionary War in America MAIN MENU

  7. WHAT Happened? • British • British soldiers assembled on the beach between their attacks on Breeds Hill • Wounded soldiers (British soldiers) were brought to Boston all through the night • Harbor • Around 4:00 in the morning a loud noise came from the harbor “Cannon Fire” one soldier cried INSERT PICT MAIN MENU

  8. OTHER Information • British troops • The fighting on Breeds Hill was more fierce than the soldiers expected • The British troops lost a lot of soldiers but the kept attacking • Patriots • Patriot soldiers waited for the British to march up the hill • Unlike the British soldiers, Patriots did not wear the same uniforms until later in the war • Some loyalists were run out of town by the patriots. MAIN MENU

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY Works Cited “The Battle of BunkerBreeds Hill.” The American Revolution.org. American Revolution, n.d.Web. 14 Feb. 2011. Burgan, Michael. The Battle of Bunker Hill. Mankato: Capston Press, 2008. Print. Martin, James Kirby. “Bunker Hill,Battle of.” World Book Online. 2011. World Book Student. Web. 7 Feb. 2011. <http://www.World Book online.com//?id=ar082700&st=Bunker-Hill>. MAIN MENU

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