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Heading Towards a Revolution

Heading Towards a Revolution. Important People. Sam Adams – founder of the Sons of Liberty, organized committee of correspondence John Adams – lawyer who also encouraged independence Mercy Otis Warren – wrote plays making fun of British soldiers

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Heading Towards a Revolution

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  1. Heading Towards a Revolution

  2. Important People • Sam Adams – founder of the Sons of Liberty, organized committee of correspondence • John Adams – lawyer who also encouraged independence • Mercy Otis Warren – wrote plays making fun of British soldiers • George Washington – protested the Townshend Acts • Patrick Henry – Virginia legislator who vocally protested the British • “Give me liberty or give me death.”

  3. First Continental Congress • September 1774 – colonial leaders called a meeting in Philadelphia • Delegates from 12 colonies gathered in what became the First Continental Congress (only Georgia did not come) • Agreed to boycott all British Goods and stop exporting all British goods UNTIL the Intolerable Acts were repealed • Also encouraged each colony to train and set up a militia – an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during a war

  4. Lexington and Concord (Two places) • In Massachusetts, colonists were preparing to resist. • Set up minutemen – prepared to fight at a moment’s notice • The British sent troops over to seize the weapons the colonists had in Concord. • On April 18 1775, 700 British left Boston for Concord. The Sons of Liberty were watching and warned the colonists. • Best known was Paul Revere • Colonists forced to retreat to Lexington

  5. “Shot Heard Around the World” • At daybreak, the redcoats (British) reached Lexington where they were met by the colonists • The colonists were about to leave when a shot rang out • No one is sure which side it came from • British moved to Concord where they were met by 300 minutemen • Fighting broke out and the British had to retreat • Battle of Lexington and Concord marked all end for a hope of a peaceful settlement with the British

  6. Johnny Tremain Definitions Paroxysm – a fit: a sudden violent emotion or action Submission – humility or compliance Wharfinger– operator of a commercial wharf Flintlock – gun fitted with a flint that creates a spark to ignite a charge Filching – stealing Misdemeanor – crime less serious than a felony

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