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Slide 1The road to Lexington and Concord Slide 2 In this section you will learn that tensions between Britain and the colonies led to armed conflict in Massachusetts. Slide…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Battle of Bunker Hill By Mariana and Lesley Slide 3 Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary…

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Slide 1 Slide 2 Essential Question: How and why did the Revolutionary War begin? Slide 3 Vocabulary: Patriot – a colonist who opposed British rule. militia-a group of ordinary…

Slide 1 Battles of the American Revolution The 13 Colonies Fight For Freedom Slide 2 The Battle of Lexington and Concord  On the evening of April 18th, 1775 the British…