Colonies Unite and Sparks Fly

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Colonies Unite and Sparks Fly
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1st Continental Congress

• Delegates from all colonies except Georgia, meet
  in Philly
• Continental Congress wants to represent colonial
  interests, negotiate with England
• Important peeps there John and Sam Adams
  (Mass), Patrick Henry and G. Washington (VA)
• Mass and VA are the most powerful colonies

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British Stuff

• CC writes up list of complaints to England and
  wants acts repealed
• Vote to boycott all British goods and trade
• Agree to have all colonies form militias

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A Spark Ignites

• New England colonies train for war, minutemen-
  ready to fight in min.
• British General Thomas Gage wants to take guns
  from militia in Concord, Mass
• 700 redcoats march out at midnight, Paul Revere
  and Sons of Liberty 1 if by land, 2 if by sea,
  lanterns in Old North Church

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• Minutemen waiting in Lexington led by Captain
  John Parker
• Face off against each other, shot fired, no one
  knows who, British defeat minutemen
• Redcoats march to Concord, find no guns
• Entire way back to Boston, minutemen attack from
  woods, barns

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Choosing Sides

• Patriots- colonists wanting to break away from
  Britain
• Loyalists- colonists wanting to stay loyal to the
  king and Britain