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The Road to Lexington and Concord

The Road to Lexington and Concord. MAIN IDEA: The tensions between the British and the colonies led to armed conflict in Massachusetts. http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles/bat_lex.asp. The Intolerable Acts. Closed the Port of Boston until colonists paid for the destroyed tea.

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The Road to Lexington and Concord

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  1. The Road to Lexington and Concord MAIN IDEA: The tensions between the British and the colonies led to armed conflict in Massachusetts http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles/bat_lex.asp

  2. The Intolerable Acts • Closed the Port of Boston until colonists paid for the destroyed tea. • Banned committees of correspondence • Allowed for Britain to house troops whenever needed. • Allowed British officials accused of crimes in the Colonies stand trial in Britain.

  3. The First Continental Congress Meets • Delegates from all the colonies (except Georgia) met to vote and ban all trade with Britain until the intolerable acts were repealed. • Key step in American independence- although the colonies were not ready to break from Britain they were ready to fight for colonial rights.

  4. Between war and peace • Colonies began training militias • Many hoped the trade ban would force British to repeal- it had worked before • The midnight ride of Paul Revere- the war is about to begin

  5. Lexington and Concord • First battles of the Revolutionary War. • This forced the colonists to choose sides. • British supporters: Loyalists Rebel supporters: Patriots http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm

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