The Road to Independence: Second Continental Congress and Military Actions Overview

The chapter delves into the pivotal events following the Second Continental Congress, including the drafting of the Olive Branch Petition, the American attack on Fort Ticonderoga, and the significant Battle of Bunker Hill. Despite British victory, this battle marked a moral triumph for the American cause.

• American Revolution
• Second Continental Congress
• Military Actions
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Independence

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1. Wednesday, Nov. 16 1. Update your table of contents if you did not yesterday Date 11/9Boston Tea party reading summary/questions 11/10 The Road to Lexington and Concord worksheet 52 11/14 Declaring Independence worksheet 53 11/14 Chapter 6 and 7 Vocabulary/People 54 11/15 Common Sense notes Title Entry # 51 55 2. Get out your worksheet from yesterday so we can finish 3. Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow

2. Chapter 6/Section 4: Declaring Independence A. Categorizing Political Actions Outcomes 1. Second Continental Congress meets (May 1775) Chose George Washington as military commander Authorized printing of paper money

4. Chapter 6/Section 4: Declaring Independence A. Categorizing Political Actions Outcomes 1. Second Continental Congress meets (May 1775) 2. Congress drafts the Olive Branch Petition (July 1775) Military Actions Outcomes 3. Americans attack Fort Ticonderoga (May 1775) Americans captured the fort and its cannons and large guns

6. Chapter 6/Section 4: Declaring Independence A. Categorizing Political Actions Outcomes 1. Second Continental Congress meets (May 1775) 2. Congress drafts the Olive Branch Petition (July 1775) King George rejected the petition (blockaded entire colonies, sent German mercenaries called Hessians)

9. Battle of Bunker Hill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAIk6ydRwg

10. Chapter 6/Section 4: Declaring Independence A. Categorizing Political Actions Outcomes 1. Second Continental Congress meets (May 1775) 2. Congress drafts the Olive Branch Petition (July 1775) Military Actions Outcomes 3. Americans attack Fort Ticonderoga (May 1775) 4. Continental Army fights in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775) British won but suffered huge causalities. Moral victory for the Americans

11. Chapter 6/Section 4: Declaring Independence A. Categorizing Political Actions Outcomes 1. Second Continental Congress meets (May 1775) 2. Congress drafts the Olive Branch Petition (July 1775) Military Actions Outcomes 3. Americans attack Fort Ticonderoga (May 1775) 4. Continental Army fights in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775) 5. Continental Army invades Quebec (Nov. 1775) Continental Army was defeated

12. Chapter 6/Section 4: Declaring Independence A. Categorizing Political Actions Outcomes 1. Second Continental Congress meets (May 1775) 2. Congress drafts the Olive Branch Petition (July 1775) Military Actions Outcomes 3. Americans attack Fort Ticonderoga (May 1775) 4. Continental Army fights in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775) 5. Continental Army invades Quebec (Nov. 1775) 6. Continental Army surrounds British forces in Boston (Jan. 1776) Continental Army s show of strength causes British soldiers and Loyalists to leave Boston

13. Common Sense

14. Entry 55 Who: *Thomas Paine was an immigrant from England. *He was asked to write an essay urging independence Common Sense

15. Entry 56 Who: *Thomas Paine was an immigrant from England. *He was asked to write an essay urging independence Common Sense When: *Common Sense was written in Jan. 1776

16. Entry 56 Why: * Parliament didn t have the right to make laws for the colonies. *Kings are corrupt *Economically, we could survive w/out England Who: *Thomas Paine was an immigrant from England. *He was asked to write an essay urging independence Common Sense When: *Common Sense was written in Jan. 1776

17. Entry 56 Why: * Parliament didn t have the right to make laws for the colonies. *Kings are corrupt *Economically, we could survive w/out England Who: *Thomas Paine was an immigrant from England. *He was asked to write an essay urging independence Common Sense When: *Common Sense was written in Jan. 1776 Significance: This pamphlet sold many colonists on the idea of independence.

18. Chapter 6 and 7 Voc/People Quiz tomorrow People: Chapter 6 1. 160 2. 162 3. 164 4. 163 Chapter 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 178 185 189 191 199 199