Causes of the Rev

2. 22. What is a MILITIA?

3. MILITIA – a force of
armed civilians pledged
to defend their
community

5. 23. What job did the
MINUTEMEN have?

6. The
MINUTEMEN
were trained
to be ready to
act at a
minute’s
notice

7. 24A. How did the King
George III punish
Bostonians for the
Boston Tea Party?

8. Parliament enacted a
series of laws as
punishments that were
called the INTOLERABLE
ACTS

9. 24B. What were the 4
laws in the Intolerable
Acts?

10. #1 – port of Boston Harbor
was closed until all the
damaged tea was paid for
by the colonists
Food
Jobs

11. #2 – government of Mass.
put under tight British
control, so…
- NO Town Meetings Rights
- NO Committees of
Correspondence

12. #3 – British officials and
soldiers accused of a crime
in the colonies could have
their trial back in England

13. #4 – British
officials could
house troops
anywhere they
wanted
more troops
come to Boston

14. 25A. In response, who
meets in Sept. 1774 in
Philadelphia for the first
time ever?

15. THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

16. 25B. What did the First
Continental Congress
do? (Why important?)

21. Thinking Slide p. 155
How did the colonists
respond to the
Intolerable Acts? (Did
they comply, oppose, or
rebel?)

22. The colonists hoped
more boycotts of English
goods would force
Parliament to repeal the
Intolerable Acts. But
Parliament
stood firm.

23. #26

24. Famous Quote
Patrick Henry said to
the Virginia House of
Burgesses (p. 156):
“I know not what course
others may take.
But as for me…”

25. “GIVE ME
LIBERTY, OR
GIVE ME
DEATH.”

28. 27. What did the
British plan to do in
Lexington and
Concord as they
marched on April 18,
1775?

29. The British planned to:
1)Arrest Sam Adams and
John Hancock in
Lexington
2)Capture the ammunition
stored by the Minutemen
in Concord

31. 29. What signal was
used to let the
colonists know the
British troops were
moving?

32. If colonists
saw one
lantern in the
North Church
steeple then
the British
troops were
coming by
land

33. If colonists saw two
lanterns in the North
Church steeple then the
British troops were coming
by sea
(Charles
River)

34. 28. Who were three
messengers (riders) in
charge of spreading the
news of British troop
movement (156)?

35. 1)Paul Revere – a
Boston silversmith
2)William Dawes
3)Dr. Samuel
Prescott

36. “Midnight Ride”
They ride through the
small towns alerting
colonists the British
army is on the
move

37. 30A. What happens on
the Lexington Green
on the morning of
April 19, 1775?

38. British troops arrive in
Lexington where they faced
Capt. John Parker and his
Minutemen

39. 30B. What did Capt.
John Parker say to
this militiamen at
Lexington?

40. “Stand your ground.
Don’t fire unless
fired upon.
But if they mean to
have a war…”
Capt. John Parker

41. “LET IT BEGIN
HERE!!!!”
Capt. John Parker

42. 30C. Who fired the
first shot at
Lexington?

43. No one knows which side
fired the first shot at
Lexington

44. 30B. Who had the
numbers advantage in
the Battle of
Lexington?

45. The British had about 700
soldiers
The
colonists
had about
70
Minutemen

48. THE GREEN AT LEXINGTON

49. 30. How many colonial
militiamen were killed
in this first battle?

50. A total of 8 militiamen
were killed in Lexington
at the first battle

56. 30D. Where was the
next battle?

57. British marched on to
Concord and destroyed the
military supplies.
A fight broke out at North
Bridge, and the British
retreated.

58. 30. Describe the
march back to Boston
for the British
soldiers?

59. 4,000 colonial militiamen
show up and line the road
from Concord to Lexington.
As the British marched back
to Boston they were shot at
by hiding colonists. Many
British soldiers were killed
marching back to Boston.

60. 30E. What famous
quote did Ralph Waldo
Emerson make about
the first shot of the
war?

61. Ralph Waldo Emerson
called it the “shot heard
‘round the world.”
What does it mean?

62. 31. Describe a
LOYALIST:
(Tory)

63. LOYALIST (Tory) – a
colonist who supported the
British in the war against
the colonists
They remained “loyal” to
the king

64. LOYALIST were…
- older, more traditional
Englishmen
- resisted change
- against rebellion (destroys
property and life)
- “God, King, Country”
Also called TORIES,
Royalistsand King’s Men

65. Norwalk… mainly REBELS
Towns around Norwalk had
many LOYALISTS:
- Darien, Wilton, Fairfield,
Redding, Ridgefield
Norwalk has always been
diverse and rebellious!

66. Famous Norwalk
Tory
Esaias Bouton

67. 32. Describe a
PATRIOT:
(sometimes called
themselves Whigs)

68. PATRIOT – a colonist who
supported the war against
the British and wanted
independence
Capt. John Parker

69. PATRIOTS were…
- A mix of different social,
political, and racial
background
Also called American Whigs
and rebels

71. Shot Heard ‘Round the World

72. Thinking Slide
So…… The first two
battles of the
Revolutionary War were
fought where??

73. LEXINGTON and
CONCORD
Both in Massachusetts