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The Revolutionary War. Part I. Minutemen. Thomas Gage. Paul Revere. Concord. The British Retreat from Concord. The British Retreat from Concord. The British Retreat from Concord. Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill). Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill). Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill).
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The Revolutionary War Part I
Last Chance for Peace • “Olive Branch Petition” • Prohibitory Act • Declared the colonists out of the king’s protection • Announced that the Royal Navy would capture American merchant ships • Announced that Britain would hire German troops to fight against the Americans
Of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence: • 5 were captured and tortured as traitors. • 12 lost their homes. • 17 lost everything they owned. • 9 died of wounds or hardship during the. war • Most were away from their families and homes for long periods of time.