Lord North’s ‘Conciliatory Propositions’
1)
Standing army remains
2)
Self-taxation
Gen. Sir Thomas Gage – Gov of Massachusetts and commander-in-chief for N. America
Concord
Sam Adams, John Hancock
Apr. 18, 1775
700 Redcoats
William Dawes, Paul Revere
Lexington green – 80 militia
Patriots hid behind rock walls when the British had 700 soldiers marching back to safety
Redcoats
- 73 dead, 174 wounded
Militia – 50 dead, 34 wounded
April 17thm 1775 2
nd
Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia
Continental Army, May 1775
After what happened at Lexington, Continental Congress figures they need to take
measures to protect themselves. They create (at least in paper) the Continental Army.
Gen. George Washington of Virginia should be names the commander of the Continental
Army. John Adams of Mass nominated George as well.
June 1775 – Breed’s Hill. The militia are still continuing their battle with the British.
Breed’s Hill was occupied by the patriots. British do a dumb thing and launch a frontal
assault in broad daylight with 75 pound field packs on. Patriots run out of ammo, have to
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- Fall '08
- Jeremy
- Common Sense, United States Declaration of Independence, Continental Army, Second Continental Congress, George III, Philadelphia Continental Army, The Declaration of Independence
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