Post on 29-Jul-2020
� � Occurred in 1774
� They met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
� 56 delegates
� Every colony was represented except Georgia
1st Continental Congress
� Congress’s Discussion
John Dickenson Patrick Henry
Make Peace with Britain Need to fight Britain; it’s unavoidable
� � Write 1-2 sentences about what you
think the colonists should do
� Write 1-2 sentences why you think they should do that
What do you think the Colonists should do?
� � In the end Congress reached a compromise
1. Boycott British goods 2. Local militia needs to be ready to fight
� Sent King George III the Declaration of Rights � If King George III did not agree to terms, they
would meet again in May 1775
Congress’s Decision
� � Minutemen: local militia members, ready to
fight on minutes notice � Thomas Gage took away the Minutemen’s
weapons
� Put them in Concord, 20 miles West of Boston
Minutemen
� � British came to Concord looking for weapons; colonists
had hid them
� Paul Revere and William Dawes sounded the warning that the British soldiers were coming
� “Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have war, let it begin here!”
� No one knows who fired the first shot � Why do you think it is called “the shot heard ‘round the
world”?
“Shot Heard Around the World”
� � Minutemen fired on British soldiers from behind
trees and buildings
� Redcoats: red uniforms � British soldiers uniforms made for easy targets � How did people respond?
� Shock and Anger
Leaving Concord
� � Met again in 1775 � Wrote and sent Olive Branch Petition
� Wanted to AVOID war
� Claimed LOYAL to England � Wanted King to protect colonial rights � King rejected it!
� Next move – Declaration of Independence
2nd Continental Congress
� � http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9pDZMRCpQ
No More Kings