The War Begins
Chapter 5 Section 4 Review
2nd Continental Congress
 They meet in Philadelphia, May
1775
 Prepare for war and peace
 George Washington named General
of the Continental Army
 Olive Branch Petition sent to King
George III asking for peace
 Paper money is printed to buy
necessary supplies
Link 2—John Adams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JTxVHQAp8w
Olive Branch Petition
 Main author
 John Dickinson
 Purpose
 Ask King George III to repeal
unfair policies
 Pledge our loyalty to him
 Outcome
 King George III ignored the
request
 Proclaimed the colonies to be in
rebellion
George Washington
 Had some military experience from the French and Indian
War
 He was from the SOUTH!
Link 2
What did delegates to the Second Continental Congress
from different colonies think at first about independence?
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Some New Englanders favored
independence, but the middle
colonies were less radical.
Some New Englanders favored
independence, but the southern
colonies were loyal to Britain.
The middle colonies favored
independence, but most New
Englanders opposed it.
All New Englanders wanted to
prepare for war, but not to declare
independence.
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What did the Olive Branch Petition state?
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that the Green Mountain Boys
were prepared for battle with
the British
that the colonists demanded
independence
that colonists would rather
die as freemen than live as
slaves
that colonists were loyal to
the king
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Fort Ticonderoga
 Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga on December 5, and
immediately set about identifying the equipment to
take. He selected 59 artillery pieces including cannons
ranging in size from four to twenty-four pounders,
mortars, and howitzers. He estimated the total weight to
be transported at 120,000 pounds (about 60 tons. The
largest pieces, the twenty-four pounders were 11 feet
long and estimated to weigh over 5,000 pounds. It took
56 days, 80 oxen, and 40 sleds to go the 286 miles to
Boston.
Fort Ticonderoga
The Knox Trail is the same
distance as it is from Cleveland,
Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio. Just
imagine walking it in the snow
Fort Ticonderoga
 British had won this fort during the French and Indian War
 Benedict Arnold joined forces with Ethan Allen and the
Green Mountain Boys to capture the fort
 Americans captured the fort with NO SHOTS FIRED!
Battle of “Bunker Hill”
Patriot soldiers were to create their
earthwork fort on the top of Bunker
Hill so they would be safe from
British naval guns. However, the
inexperienced soldiers chose the
wrong hill in the middle of the night
“Don’t fire until you see the white’s of their
eyes” Colonel William Prescott
What was the outcome of the Battle of
Bunker Hill?
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The Americans won by
repelling three British
attacks.
The British chased away the
Americans with their first
attack.
The British won, but the
Americans proved that they
could stand up to
professional soldiers.
The Americans ran away.
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Which of these was NOT true of Britain after the
Battle of Bunker Hill?
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It had the world's most
powerful navy.
It did not want to give up
control of the colonies.
It was unwilling to
blockade American ports
It hired mercenaries.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on
Breed’s Hill.
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True
False
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What was the difference between Loyalists
and Patriots?
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Patriots accepted British rule, while
Loyalists wanted independence.
Patriots wanted to negotiate with
Britain, while Loyalists did not.
Loyalists accepted British rule,
while Patriots wanted
independence.
Loyalists wanted to return to
Britain, while Patriots wanted to
negotiate.
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