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    The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in September 1774 and made three important decisions: they sent a letter to King George asking for the repeal of taxes and removal of soldiers while also pledging loyalty, agreed to boycott British goods collectively, and formed militias to prepare to fight if necessary. Seven months later, the first battles of the Revolutionary War broke out between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord in April 1775. Over 200 British soldiers were wounded or killed by colonial Minutemen militias prepared to fight on short notice.

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    The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in September 1774 and made three important decisions: they sent a letter to King George asking for the repeal of taxes and removal of soldiers while also pledging loyalty, agreed to boycott British goods collectively, and formed militias to prepare to fight if necessary. Seven months later, the first battles of the Revolutionary War broke out between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord in April 1775. Over 200 British soldiers were wounded or killed by colonial Minutemen militias prepared to fight on short notice.

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    The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in September 1774 and made three important decisions: they sent a letter to King George asking for the repeal of taxes and removal of soldiers while also pledging loyalty, agreed to boycott British goods collectively, and formed militias to prepare to fight if necessary. Seven months later, the first battles of the Revolutionary War broke out between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord in April 1775. Over 200 British soldiers were wounded or killed by colonial Minutemen militias prepared to fight on short notice.

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    A Call To Arms: Chapter 5, Section 3

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    A Call to Arms

    Chapter 5, Section 3
    Chapter 5
    Road to Independence

     Section 1 – Taxation Without Representation


     Section 2 – Building Colonial Unity
     Section 3 – A Call to Arms
     Section 4 – Moving Toward Independence
     Semester Exam Review
     Semester Exam
    Main Idea

     Colonial leaders met in


    Philadelphia to discuss a
    united response to British
    policies.

     Seven months later, colonists


    and British troops met in
    battle for the first time.
    Continental Congress
     Fifty-five leaders from
    colonies arrived in
    Philadelphia in September
    1774

     Patrick Henry summed up the


    need for the colonies to work
    together.

     Three important decisions


    “The distinctions between were made……..
    Virginians, Pennsylvanians,
    New Yorkers and New
    Englanders are no more……I
    am not a Virginian, but an
    American.”
    Continental Congress

     Sent letter to King George to affirm their loyalty, but also


    to ask for the repeal of all acts and removal of soldiers

     All colonies would boycott British goods together

     Colonies were to form militias to fight, if necessary.


    Minutemen
     If fighting broke out, it would likely
    happen in Massachusetts.

     In several towns near Boston, militia


    companies trained frequently and
    prepared weapons.

     The citizen-soldiers bragged they


    would be ready to fight on a
    minute’s notice.
    Lexington & Concord
     Paul Revere warned colonists of
    British soldiers coming to seize
    militia weapons on the night of
    April 18, 1775.

     At the towns of Lexington and


    Concord, Minutemen were
    waiting.

     By morning over 200 British


    soldiers were wounded, or dead.
    Bunker Hill

     In June of 1775, British


    army and Minutemen
    fought to control “strategic
    high-ground” in Boston.

     Although Britain won the


    battle and controlled
    Boston, over a thousand
    British soldiers were killed.
    Choosing Sides
     By the end of 1775, people
    throughout the 13 colonies
    had to decide……………

     Loyalist?

     Patriot?

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