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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). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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)
Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)
Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)
Second Continental Congress
George Washington
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
Thomas Paine
Common Sense
Writing the Declaration
Signing the Declaration
The Declaration of Independence
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.