2 The Road To Revolution
2 The Road To Revolution
2 The Road To Revolution
Colonists were
forced to house
The Quartering Act and supply the
angered the colonists the British troops in
most Boston
First
Continental Congress
“We have to
help Boston”
1 – Wrote a
list of
At the First grievances
Continental to send to
Congress, the the King
delegates did 2
things:
2 – Agreed to
meet again in
the future
Troops were searching for Samuel Adams and John
Hancock. Paul Revere was sent to warn them
“One if by land
and two if by
sea”
Revere sent William Dawes and Samuel Prescott
different directions in case they were captured
Lexington & Concord
About 700
British Army The first shots were fired just
regulars as the sun was rising at
were Lexington. Militia outnumbered
ordered to and fell back.
capture and
destroy
military
supplies that
were
reportedly
stored by Casualties
the Colonists:50 killed,5 missing,39
Massachuset wounded
ts militia at British: 73 killed, 6 missing, 174
Concord. wounded
The Second Continental Congress
Met from
May 10, 1775,
to March 1, 1781
Met to discuss what to
do next