Do Now

1. Do Now Take a notecard from the front table. On one side, write one thing you know about the American Revolution and one thing you want to know more about.

2. Fighting For Independence How did the colonists overcome their military weaknesses during the American Revolution?

3. Overview of Major Events

4. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord

5. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston

6. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill

7. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga

8. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton

9. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga

10. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Winter Camp/Valley Forge

11. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Winter Camp/Valley Forge French Support

12. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Winter Camp/Valley Forge French Support • Fighting in the West

13. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Winter Camp/Valley Forge French Support • Fighting in the West • Fighting in the South

14. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Winter Camp/Valley Forge French Support • Fighting in the West • Fighting in the South • Yorktown - 1781

15. Overview of Major Events Lexington and Concord Siege of Boston Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Trenton Battle of Saratoga Winter Camp/Valley Forge French Support • Fighting in the West • Fighting in the South • Yorktown - 1781 • The Treaty of Paris -1783

16. “Once these rebels have felt a smart blow, they will submit.” – Page 127, textbook King George III After the Battle of Lexington and Concord

17. The Battle of Lexington and ConcordApril 19, 1775 • First military engagement.

18. The Battle of Lexington and ConcordApril 19, 1775 • First military engagement. • British troops looking for militia weapons stockpile. • Recently turned away from Salem – no violence

19. The Battle of Lexington and ConcordApril 19, 1775 • First military engagement. • British troops looking for militia weapons stockpile. • Recently turned away from Salem – no violence • Troops march to Lexington in middle of night – Paul Revere follows the British alerting militia men.

20. Where Was the battle?

21. Who won the battle? British Colonists Force: 3800 Killed: 49 Wounded: 39 Captured: 0 • Force: 1500 • Killed: 73 • Wounded: 174 • Captured: 53 www.Americanrevolution.org

22. But…

23. The Underdog? • The Colonists were a rag-tag group.

24. The Underdog? • The Colonists were a rag-tag group. • Many militia members were young, old, out of shape, untrained, and unprepared.

25. The Underdog? • The Colonists were a rag-tag group. • Many militia members were young, old, out of shape, untrained, and unprepared. • In the first part of the Battle of Lexington and Concord militia members ran off into the woods to hide.

26. The Underdog? • The Colonists were a rag-tag group. • Many militia members were young, old, out of shape, untrained, and unprepared. • In the first part of the Battle of Lexington and Concord militia members ran off into the woods to hide. • The British were a professional military who had fought all over the world.

27. King George III • “Once these rebels have felt a smart blow, they will submit.” • Speech to Parliament Oct. 26, 1775

28. The Siege of Boston And the Battle of Bunker Hill

29. Siege Many of you were interested in this vocabulary word. Photo from The Air University – US Air Force

30. Siege of Boston • Boston is a revolutionary city

31. Siege of Boston • Boston is a revolutionary city • New England supports revolution

32. Siege of Boston • Boston is a revolutionary city • New England supports revolution • 20,000 Patriots surround city – British forces control Boston

33. Siege of Boston The City Rag • Boston is a revolutionary city • New England supports revolution • 20,000 Patriots surround city – British forces control Boston • British “stuck” in the city

34. Ethan Allen and the Green MT. Boys www.visitnh.gov Colonists need weapons. Fort Ticonderoga is very far north in New York State (Lake George)

35. Ethan Allen and the Green MT. Boys www.visitnh.gov Colonists need weapons. Fort Ticonderoga is very far north in New York State (Lake George). British are in NY City and stuck in Boston.

36. Ethan Allen and the Green MT. Boys www.visitnh.gov Colonists need weapons. Fort Ticonderoga is very far north in New York State (Lake George). British are in NY City and stuck in Boston. Green Mountain Boys attack Fort Ticonderoga and steal British weapons.

37. How? • How else would the colonists get weapons?

38. Knox the Ox National Park Service

39. Knox the Ox • Henry Knox

40. Knox the Ox • Henry Knox • Militia member at Lexington and Concord

41. Knox the Ox • Henry Knox • Militia member at Lexington and Concord • Engineering background, rose in the ranks during the siege (Building fortifications)

42. Knox the Ox • Henry Knox • Militia member at Lexington and Concord • Engineering background, rose in the ranks during the siege (Building fortifications) • Became friends with George Washington

43. Knox the Ox • Henry Knox • Militia member at Lexington and Concord • Engineering background, rose in the ranks during the siege (Building fortifications) • Became friends with George Washington • Helped figure out how to move the weapons and cannons from upstate NY to Boston. • Over Berkshire Mountains 300 miles • Used Oxen

44. The Battle of Bunker Hill Pbs.org Breedshill.org

45. The Battle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775 • Patriots occupy two hills overlooking Boston (Breed’s and Bunker)

46. The Battle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775 • Patriots occupy two hills overlooking Boston (Breed’s and Bunker) • British cross Boston Harbor and try to take the hill

47. The Battle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775 • Patriots occupy two hills overlooking Boston (Breed’s and Bunker) • British cross Boston Harbor and try to take the hill • Patriots turn back first two attacks of tightly formed British lines marching up the hill.

48. The Battle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775 • Patriots occupy two hills overlooking Boston (Breed’s and Bunker) • British cross Boston Harbor and try to take the Breed’s Hill • Patriots turn back first two attacks of tightly formed British lines marching up the hill. • British General William Howe orders third attack

49. The Battle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775 • Patriots occupy two hills overlooking Boston (Breed’s and Bunker) • British cross Boston Harbor and try to take the Breed’s Hill • Patriots turn back first two attacks of tightly formed British lines marching up the hill. • British General William Howe orders third attack • Colonists run out of ammunition and retreat

50. Who Won? British Colonists Force: 2400 Killed: 115 Wounded: 305 Captured: 30 • Force: 3000 • Killed: 226 • Wounded: 828 • Captured: 0 British take the strategic hill.