The First Continental CongressSeptember 1774 Philadelphia, PA

All colonies except Georgia attended.

1. Delegates voted to stop trading with England until the Intolerable Acts were repealed.

2. Train Colonial militia

3. Meet in 1 year March 1775

Virginia lawyer Patrick Henry encouraged the Virginia militia to prepare for war. He ended a famous speech with the words, “give me liberty, or give me death!” Paul Revere learned of the Lexington and Concord British plans to destroy the Patriot’s weapons storage in Concord. He also heard the British may try to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode towards Concord to warn the militia.

The true story The route to Concord Use the map on page 288 to draw the route Revere, Dawes, and Prescott took to Concord. April 19, 1775: The Battle of Lexington Minutemen answer the call to arms.

British soldiers surround the Patriots.

A shot fires. “The shot heard round the world.”

8 Minutemen killed, 9 injured, 1 British soldier injured.

The British continue marching to Concord.

Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775: The Battle of Concord

When they arrived in Concord, the British soldiers searched for weapons, but did not find any.

The women of Concord hid the military supplies in fields and barns all over The Patriots soon outnumbered the British and won the battle. British troops retreated to Boston. town. The revolution had begun! June 16th and 17th, 1775: Bunker Hill The Patriots goal was to force the British to leave Boston.

Men worked all night long to build a fort on Breed’s Hill.

When the British awoke the next morning, they were shocked to see the fort.

The British attack with more than 2,000 soldiers. Breed and Bunker Hill

British ships fired on the fort and soldiers marched up the hill.

After three attacks, the British captured Breed’s Hill. About half of their fighting force were killed or wounded, while only 400 Patriots had died. Battle of Bunker Hill

Even though they lost, the Patriots were proud of how they had fought and stood up to the British Army.