Slide 1 AMERICAN HISTORY Slide 2  May 1775—Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia  New members: Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson  Many delegates…

Slide 1 Chapter 5 Section 3 A Call to Arms Slide 2 The Continental Congress September 1774 Delegates from 12 Colonies -Which colony is missing? -Famous members: Sam &…

Slide 1 Mapwork Directions 1. Begin by setting up the key in the lower left corner of your map. Trace over the solid arrow with RED to represent Great Britain. Use the same…

Slide 1 The American Revolution Whigs and Tories Patriots and Loyalists Slide 2 Lexington and Concord, April 1775 British Gen. Thomas Gage sent 800 troops under Col. John…

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Slide 1 The American Nation Chapter 6 The American Revolution 1775–1783 Slide 2 The American Nation Section 1: Fighting Begins in the North Section 2: The Colonies Declare…

Slide 1 Chapter 3 – The American Revolution Section Notes The Revolutionary War Begins Declaring Independence Patriots Gain New Hope Independence! Video The Revolutionary…

Slide 1 To withdraw or cancel. Repeal Slide 2 Patriot and president of the Continental Congress from 1775-1777 John Hancock Slide 3 A law passed in Britain in 1765 requiring…

Slide 1 Holt McDougal, The Revolution Begins The Big Idea The tensions between the colonies and Great Britain led to armed conflict in 1775. Main Ideas The First Continental…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Revolutionary War: part 1 Mr Langford’s class Slide 3 Overview Causes of the War –taxes –protests Some battles leading up to independence Continental…