4.1 & 2 Review

Delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia in response to Intolerable Acts; called for boycott of all British goods, instructed colonies to train militias, sent "Declaration of Rights" to King George III

Members of colonial militias; citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

Military force made up of citizen soldiers

Most famous rider who warned the patriots that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord

To arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams at Lexington; destroy militia supplies at Concord

First battles of the American Revolution

First shot of the American Revolution at Lexington; no one know who fired it, but it started a war that had worldwide impact

Delegates agreed to form Continental Amy, appoint George Washington as Commanding General, print paper money to pay troops and also sent "Olive Branch Petition" to King George III

Sent to King George III by the 2nd Continental Congress as a last attempt at peace; his response was new laws to punish colonies

American Army during the American Revolution

Colonial militia atop Breeds Hill vs. British army; British eventually take the hill when the militia run out of ammo; although the militia retreats they prove they can stand strong against the British

Washington surrounded Boston with cannons brought from Fort Ticonderoga; threat of force caused the British army to retreat from Boston, leaving the city in the hands of the Patriots

British fort in New York; colonial militia capture fort and its cannons are taken to Boston by Henry Knox

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to persuade Americans that a total break with Britain was necessary; argued that God does not give Kings right to rule, that all monarchs are corrupt, that America can sustain an independent economy and that America's destiny is to be independent from Britain

The document that formalized the colonies' separation from Britain; included unalienable rights, purpose of government and grievances against King George III