A Call to Arms Chapter 5 Lesson 3

A Call to Arms Chapter 5, Lesson 3 EQ: What motivates people to act?

Ch. 5, Lesson 3: HOME LEARNING Vocabulary • • Minutemen Loyalists Patriots Continental Congress (pg. 126)

What motivates people to act?

Pre-Reading Activity, Ch. 5, Lesson 3 • As you read, list three actions (decisions) of the Continental Congress (pg. 126 -127) Continental Congress

The 1 st Continental Congress • September 1774, 55 delegates (except Georgia) met in Philadelphia => Continental Congress • To represent American interests and challenge British control

The purpose of the Continental Congress was to accomplish which of the following tasks? A. Support British rule B. Explore a new continent C. Challenge British control D. Establish a new boycott A. B. C. D. A B C D

Delegates to the Congress • Massachusetts sent Samuel Adams and his cousin John Adams • New York sent John Jay • Virginia sent Richard Henry Lee, Lee Patrick Henry, and George Washington

Speculate What effect do you think these words might have had on other colonists?

Decisions of the Congress 1. Called for a repeal of the acts – the acts violated their rights 2. Voted to boycott British trade 3. Called for people to arm themselves against the British – People formed militias (groups of citizen soldiers)

Quick Bell Ringer: 1 st Continental Congress • Answer the following: 1. What was the purpose of the Continental Congress? 2. How did support for the Suffolk Resolves push the colonies closer to war? 3. What’s your New Year Resolution?

Activity: Group Activity • To summarize 1. Group into groups of 4. 2. Create a timeline of the 8 major events we’ve study so far. 3. Starting with the French and Indian War, and terminating with the 1 st continental congress. 4. You may choose to make and illustrated timeline (w/captions) or a human timeline with events explained by group members.

Training Militias Mostly in New England Had training sessions Made bullets Collected rifles and muskets • Minutemen were ready to fight on a minute’s notice • •

Britain Sends Troops • King George III: Americans were “in a state of rebellion” • April 1775, thousand British soldiers land in Boston • Under the command of Thomas Gage, the British were to take the weapons of the militias • The British go to the town of Concord (MASS. ) to take weapons and arrest leaders

• Gage learned that the weapons and ammunition were at Concord • About 20 miles NW of Boston • Colonel Francis Smith and 700 troops were sent to Concord to “seize and destroy all the artillery and ammunition you can find” Militia Weapons

The British are Coming! • April 1775 Dr. Warren saw the British begin to march out of Boston • Warren told Paul Revere and William Dawes • They rode to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams, "The British are coming!” • Adams said: “What a glorious morning this is!” ready to fight for independence!

Battles of Lexington • At dawn the Redcoats approached Lexington (east of Concord) • 70 minutemen were there led by American John Parker • Minutemen stood on the town common with muskets in hand • The British yelled: “Throw down your arms, ye villains, ye rebels!”

The Shot Heard Around The World • Somebody fired, then both sides exchanged bullets • 8 minutemen were dead • British troops moved to take the ammunition, but most had already been moved • They destroyed the remaining supplies

Battle of Concord • British then march to Concord • Concord’s North Bridge— Minutemen turned back the British—VICTORY FOR PATRIOTS!! • Militiamen hid behind trees and fired at British as they marched • British go to Boston = 174 were injured and 73 were dead • Battle for Independence had begun • British take control of Boston https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=a_KOu 09 z_GA

Building Forces • Committees of Correspondence asked for more militia volunteers • Militia grew 20, 000 men • Who would make the next move?

The Battle of Bunker Hill • June 1775— 1, 200 Patriots under William Prescott • Set up forts at Bunker Hill across Boston Harbor • The British want to take the hill • Colonel Prescott said “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”

• British General William Howe had 2, 200 redcoats soldiers • Formed assault lines • Guns ready, drums beat, marched up the hill • 15 paces away the Patriots began firing https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y. Hk. QCfu 2 cwc

Battle of Bunker Hill Results… • Twice the British went up the hill—twice they were turned back • American gunpowder ran out • British took the hill • *Although the British won, the Patriots viewed this as a victory • Over 1, 000 redcoats were killed or wounded = 400 Patriots died. • British learned that defeating the Americans would not be quick or easy

Which of the following shows the correct chronology? A. Bunker Hill, Lexington, Ft. Ticonderoga B. Concord, Yorktown, Lexington C. Yorktown, Lexington, Concord D. Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill A. B. C. D. A B C D

Choosing Sides: Patriot vs. Loyalist • Americans had to make a choice • Those that stayed with the British were called Loyalists • Those that sided with the Minutemen were called Patriots • This war was not just between the British and the Americans, but a civil war between the colonists

Patriots vs. Loyalists • Complete Review Questions #1, 3, and 4 (pg. 131) • Read Choosing Sides (pg. 131). Draw and Answer the Chart questions. Why did Loyalists Support Why did Patriots support the British? the American cause? 1. 2. 3.

Group Activity: Patriot vs. Loyalist. • In 20 words or fewer, tell why you would have been a Patriot or Loyalist at the beginning of the American Revolution. Explain your answer with plenty of detail.

Activity: A Letter Home 1. Discussion: Partner up and discuss. 2. Activity: Pretend to be British soldiers OR pretending to be Patriot minutemen. • Individually, write a letter home to mom or dad describing what it was like in the Battle of Lexington and Concord or the Battle of Bunker Hill. – First, brainstorm ideas with your partner. – Then, think about what you heard, saw, smelled, what role you played in the battle, your emotions, and what was the result of the battle. – Finally, write a one page letter home.