The First Continental Congress Meets in 1774 - The British actions against Boston increased the colonists' need to be more ______________ against the king - Samuel Adams wanted to find ways to bring about more changes as earlier protests had brought changes - He decided that a meeting, or congress, of ______________________ from all the colonies should be held Who Met at the First Continental Congress? - Adams invited all the colonies to a convention in ____________ (A convention is a formal meeting called for a special purpose) - This Continental Congress would help to bring about a better understanding of possible ________________ against the king - The meeting was called a Continental Congress because the British referred to Americans as ___________________ - All of the colonies except _________________ elected delegates to the Congress - 56 men attended, including: George Washington, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Jay - These ________________ who loved their country were _________________ and were leaders in their colonies - The Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in __________________________ What Did the First Continental Congress Discuss? - The delegates debated important issues for ________________ weeks 1. They agreed that a ___________________ of ______________ should be adopted and sent to the king 2. The Declaration made it clear that taxation by the British would be __________________ to the colonies 3. The Congress also agreed to boycott ___________ _________ that was to be strictly enforced by select committees 4. They agreed that another Continental Congress would be held on _______1775, if the king rejected the Declaration of Rights Britain Reacts to the Demands of the First Continental Congress - The king and Parliament became _____________ when they received this declaration - They replied that the colonists, should they resist, would be crushed into _________________ - Some British leaders warned Parliament that changes needed to be made, but the king & Parliament refused to _________ American Minutemen Are Formed - American leaders Samuel Adams, John Hancock, & Patrick Henry were sure that the colonists would have to fight for _______ - A group of men had to be trained to be soldiers since the colonists had no _______________ _________ - They were called ___________________ because they agreed to gather at a minute's notice and become soldiers The British' Plan for Lexington and Concord - General Gage, the military _________________ of Massachusetts, became aware of the colonists' plans - He had ordered a regiment to seize all military supplies, including a gunpowder supply, stored at ______________ - They had also been instructed to travel to Lexington and capture the ____________ _______________ The Patriots Learn About the British Plans - Paul Revere and William Dawes warned the colonists of their attack by riding through Massachusetts on ____________ - Revere was captured by the British and Dawes was forced to flee toward Lexington - However, Samuel Prescott, a third rider, continued the journey to _______________ - He warned colonists that the British were _________________ - The colonists rushed to meet the British at _______________________ The Battle at Lexington - The British reached Lexington on April 18, 1775 and they were surprised to find about ___ armed minutemen waiting for them - Both sides fired shots and people were injured or killed as these shots were described as "the shots heard round the world." - The war with ______________________ was about to begin .