Put the following in order on the back of the paper (1-11)

• Atlantic Ocean (Salutary Neglect)

• Right to Vote• White, Landowning,

Christian Males• Slaves• Governor• White Women• Non-Landowning

Males

• King• Native Americans

and Free African Americans

• Colonial Assembly• Parliament

Intolerable Act/Coercive Act Review

• What event lead up to this act?

• What did the British try and Coerce us to do?Pay for the tea. They closed Boston Harbor. They stopped meetings and the Committee of Correspondence by the Sons of Liberty.

• What did American Colonists call this?

First Continental Congress- 1774

• Meetings of Colonial Representatives who wanted to make changes. (Sam and John Adams, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Ben Franklin)

• Informal central government.• Put into place shortly after the Coercive/Intolerable

Acts reached America.• With the help of the Committee of Correspondence,

delegates met on September 1774. The Congress gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• Demanded repeal of all British laws aimed at raising money in the colonies.

• Wanted to ban all imported British products.• All colonies present besides Georgia.

First Continental Congress- 1774

The British are coming!- Paul Revere’s Ride

• Paul Revere’s (Dawes and Prescott too) ride: rode through the countryside to give news of the approaching British troops that were heading to Concord in order to destroy the munitions as well as capture John Adams and John Hancock.

• April 18,1775, 700 British soldiers secretly left Boston for Concord to destroy a store of arms.

• The Minute Men also were alerted and took action to stand up to the British.

Ready, set, fight: Lexington and Concord

• Lexington: 1st battle of the revolution; shots fired, colonists dead. “Shot Heard Around the World” (see video clip)

• 2nd Battle: British pushed back at Concord by Minutemen.

• Militia is used- non-professional military made from civilians

• Redcoats retreat. Hundreds of Redcoats were killed. British embarrassed by a militia The Minute Men.

• Colonists utilized hit and run tactics (guerilla warfare) to take the British out on the seventeen mile journey back to Boston.

Concord Bridge

Minute Men- colonial militia ready to fight at a moments notice!

British Soldiers (Red Coat) = Easy target

2nd Continental Congress

• May, 1775 met in Philadelphia• Led by John Dickenson, moderates members

of the Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition asking King George for help and a peaceful resolution.

• Colonies named George Washington as the commander of the Continental Army

• Radicals like Patrick Henry, Sam Adams, John Hancock and John Adams wanted to go to war immediately.

• King George did not accept or even read the colonist’s Olive Branch Petition.

• It was time to prepare for war.

2nd Continental Congress

Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

• After Concord, the Revolutionary War had begun• Within 48 hours, 20,000 militiamen had gathered in and

around Boston area• June 16, 1775 - Americans occupied Breed’s Hill; high point

near Charlestown• Built a earthen redoubt, or fort on the hill.• Could pound British locations with cannon (Boston Harbor, and

British ships)• “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” (William

Prescott)• British attacked the front and the rear• British gained control of the vital high ground• Colonists suffered their first major defeat • The Colonists did not give up • Key Point: Showed determination by colonists (we are going to

fight at all costs)

Breed’s Hill=Bunker Hill

Thomas Paine- Common Sense

Common Sense- Thomas Paine

• He was an Englishman who had just immigrated to America.

• 1776 published a pamphlet called Common Sense

• His pamphlet was responsible for opening the colonists’ eyes to the injustice around them.

• Bashed King George III (Royal Brute)• Said “any king is a bad thing”

Quotes: Common Sense Don’t write this . . Just read.

• “But where says some is the King of America? I'll tell you Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain...let it be brought forth placed on the divine law, the word of God;. . . ., that in America THE LAW IS KING.” “The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.”

• Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

Common Sense as a best seller

• Immediate best seller• Most in the colonies either read it or

had talked about it.• June 1776, as a direct result of the

ideals of this book 2nd Continental Congress was ready to act.

• Will lead to the Declaration of Independence

“Were Not Going to Take It”- Twisted Sister

Oh We're Not Gonna Take Itno, We Ain't Gonna Take Itoh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

we've Got The Right To Choose Andthere Ain't No Way We'll Lose Itthis Is Our Life, This Is Our Songwe'll Fight The Powers That Be Justdon't Pick Our Destiny 'causeyou Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

oh We're Not Gonna Take Itno, We Ain't Gonna Take Itoh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

oh You're So Condescendingyour Gall Is Never Endingwe Don't Want Nothin', Not A Thing From Youyour Life Is Trite And Jadedboring And Confiscatedif That's Your Best, Your Best Won't Do

oh.....................oh.....................we're Right/yeahwe're Free/yeahwe'll Fight/yeahyou'll See/yeah

oh We're Not Gonna Take Itno, We Ain't Gonna Take Itoh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymorewe're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

oh We're Not Gonna Take Itno, We Ain't Gonna Take Itoh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymoreno Way!

oh.....................oh.....................we're Right/yeahwe're Free/yeahwe'll Fight/yeahyou'll See/yeah

we're Not Gonna Take Itno, We Ain't Gonna Take Itwe're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

we're Not Gonna Take It, No!no, We Ain't Gonna Take Itwe're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

just You Try And Make Us

Key People at 1st/2nd Continental Congress and present for Dec. of Ind.

• John Adams- key political figure that pushed for war against England. Was part of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence.

• Ben Franklin- eldest member. Great Enlightenment thinker who brought wisdom and political experience to the congress. Albany Plan of Union early accomplishment.

Key People at 1st/2nd Continental Congress and present for the Dec. of Ind.

• Thomas Jefferson- young Virginian who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock- President of both Congresses. He is famous for his signature of the Declaration of Independence. He was the first to sign the final draft.

Declaration of Independence- Authored by Thomas Jefferson

• One of the most important documents in United States History!• Adopted on July 4, 1776• Officially breaking away from England.•Page 182-183

Blame it on King by Elvis Costello

• Once upon a time, I had a little money

Government burglars took it along Before I could mail it to you Still you are the only one Now I can't let it slip away So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it Well, this is what I'm gonna say

(CHORUS) Blame it on King Don't blame it on me Oh-oh, oh, it's nobody's fault But we need somebody to burn

Well, if I was a saint with a silver cup And the money got low, we could always heat it up Or trade it in But then the radio to heaven will be wired to your purse And you can run down the waveband Coast-to-coast, hand in hand Bad to worse, curse for curse Don't be dissatisfied, so if you're not satisfied

(CHORUS) Blame it on King Don't blame it on me Oh-oh, oh, it's nobody's fault But we need somebody to burn

• I think I've lived a little too long on the outskirts of town I think I'm going insane from talking to myself for so long Oh, but I've never been accused When they step on your face, then wear that good-look grin I gotta break out one weekend before I do somebody in But every single time I feel a little stronger They tell me it's a crime, well, how much longer?

(CHORUS) Blame it on KingDon't blame it on me Oh-oh, oh, it's nobody's fault But we need somebody to burn

• Blame it on King • Oh-oh, oh, please don't blame it on

me It's nobody's fault But it just seems to be his turn