22. What is a MILITIA?

MILITIA – a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community

23. What job did the MINUTEMEN have?

The MINUTEMEN were trained to be ready to act at a minute’s notice

24A. How did the King George III punish Bostonians for the Boston Tea Party?

Parliament enacted a series of laws as punishments that were called the INTOLERABLE ACTS

24B. What were the 4 laws in the Intolerable Acts?

#1 – port of Boston Harbor was closed until all the damaged tea was paid for by the colonists

Food

Jobs

#2 – government of Mass. put under tight British control, so…

- NO Town Meetings Rights- NO Committees of Correspondence

#3 – British officials and soldiers accused of a crime in the colonies could have their trial back in England

#4 – British officials could house troops anywhere they wanted

more troops come to Boston

25A. In response, who meets in Sept. 1774 in Philadelphia for the first time ever?

THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

25B. What did the First Continental Congress do? (Why important?)

Thinking Slide p. 155How did the colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts? (Did they comply, oppose, or rebel?)

The colonists hoped more boycotts of English goods would force Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts. But Parliament stood firm.

#26

Famous QuotePatrick Henry said to the Virginia House of Burgesses (p. 156):“I know not what course others may take. But as for me…”

“GIVE ME

LIBERTY, OR

GIVE ME

DEATH.”

27. What did the British plan to do in Lexington and Concord as they marched on April 18, 1775?

The British planned to:

1)Arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington

2)Capture the ammunition stored by the Minutemen in Concord

29. What signal was used to let the colonists know the British troops were moving?

If colonists saw one lantern in the North Church steeple then the British troops were coming by land

If colonists saw two lanterns in the North Church steeple then the British troops were coming by sea(Charles River)

28. Who were three messengers (riders) in charge of spreading the news of British troop movement (156)?

1)Paul Revere – a Boston silversmith

2)William Dawes

3)Dr. Samuel Prescott

“Midnight Ride”They ride through the small towns alerting colonists the British army is on the move

30A. What happens on the Lexington Green on the morning of April 19, 1775?

British troops arrive in Lexington where they faced Capt. John Parker and his Minutemen

30B. What did Capt. John Parker say to this militiamen at Lexington?

“Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war…”

Capt. John Parker

“LET IT BEGIN HERE!!!!”

Capt. John Parker

30C. Who fired the first shot at Lexington?

No one knows which side fired the first shot at Lexington

30B. Who had the numbers advantage in the Battle of Lexington?

The British had about 700 soldiers

The colonists had about 70 Minutemen

THE GREEN AT LEXINGTON

30. How many colonial militiamen were killed in this first battle?

A total of 8 militiamen were killed in Lexington at the first battle

30D. Where was the next battle?

British marched on to Concord and destroyed the military supplies.

A fight broke out at North Bridge, and the British retreated.

30. Describe the march back to Boston for the British soldiers?

4,000 colonial militiamen show up and line the road from Concord to Lexington.

As the British marched back to Boston they were shot at by hiding colonists. Many British soldiers were killed marching back to Boston.

30E. What famous quote did Ralph Waldo Emerson make about the first shot of the war?

Ralph Waldo Emerson called it the “shot heard ‘round the world.”

What does it mean?

31. Describe a LOYALIST: (Tory)

LOYALIST (Tory) – a colonist who supported the British in the war against the colonists

They remained “loyal” to the king

LOYALIST were…- older, more traditional Englishmen- resisted change- against rebellion (destroys property and life)- “God, King, Country”Also called TORIES, Royalists

and King’s Men

Norwalk… mainly REBELS

Towns around Norwalk had many LOYALISTS:- Darien, Wilton, Fairfield, Redding, Ridgefield

Norwalk has always been diverse and rebellious!

Famous NorwalkTory

Esaias Bouton

32. Describe a PATRIOT: (sometimes called themselves Whigs)

PATRIOT – a colonist who supported the war against the British and wanted independence

Capt. John Parker

PATRIOTS were…- A mix of different social, political, and racial background

Also called American Whigs and rebels

Shot Heard ‘Round the World

Thinking SlideSo…… The first two battles of the Revolutionary War were fought where??

LEXINGTON and CONCORD

Both in Massachusetts