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REVIEW After the Boston Tea Party (led by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty) & the Intolerable Acts, the colonists were furious. The first shots of the American Revolution were at Lexington and Concord (“The Shot Heard ‘round the World”). The Second Continental Congress. Lesson 5.
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REVIEWAfter the Boston Tea Party (led by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty) & the Intolerable Acts, the colonists were furious.The first shots of the American Revolution were at Lexington and Concord (“The Shot Heard ‘round the World”)
The Second Continental Congress Lesson 5
Hope for Peace, Plan for War • After Lexington/Concord the Second Continental Congress was called. • By June 1775 the Congress agreed the colonies needed to prepare for war. • First they had to form an army: The Continental Army. • There would be full-time, paid soldiers in addition to the militia. • George Washington was asked to be commander-in-chief (the general) of the new army.
The Continental Army needed supplies. • Each colony was asked to donate money to buy guns, bullets, and uniforms. • The Congress began printing its own paper money instead of using British money.
The Battle of Bunker Hill • After Lexington/Concord citizens of Massachusetts began building walls of dirt and stone near Boston. • British General Gage heard the colonists were preparing for battle on Breed’s Hill, near Boston.
Gage ordered British ships to fire on the colonists. • Then he sent 2,400 soldiers to capture Breed’s Hill. • The colonists ran out of gunpowder, so the British won. • The British army was shocked the colonists fought so hard! • More than 1,000 redcoats were dead. Only 350 colonists died. • The battle was misnamed for nearby Bunker Hill. (oops!)
A Foreign War • In July 1775, the Second Continental Congress agreed to send a FINAL petition to the king. • It was known as the Olive Branch Petition. • King George was too mad to listen, and he was getting desperate. • He hired soldiers from Germany called Hessians. • The king also called for Native American allies.
ON THE OTHER HAND: • The Second Continental Congress created a navy and a marine corps. • They also hadNative American allies. • In September 1775, Georgia finally agreed to join the Congress. • Finally!! the Continental Congress stood for all 13 colonies.
