BATTLE OF LEXINGTON
• The American militia, warned of the British approach by Paul reaching g Revere and others, had gathered to stop the British from reachin Concord, MA . WHY CONCORD? • The Battle of Lexington was the first military clash of the Ame American rican Revolution. It was a brief skirmish that took place on April 19, 1775 between some 70 colonial minutemen and about 700 British soldiers marching towards Concord, MA.
The fighting at Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolution. The shot that was fired at Lexington is said to have been “the shot heard around the world.”
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PREPARING FOR WAR – PAGE 75 Second Continental Congress + New Delegates: -Thomas Jefferson (VA) -John Hancock (MA) -Ben Franklin (PA)
What actions did the Congress take as it began to govern? 1. Authorized printing of money 2. Created Continental Army (more organized than colonial militias.) 3. Named George Washington leader of the newly formed Continental Army 4. Established committees to communicate with Native Americans and other countries.
Why is this important?
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What important member of the PA legislature attended? Ben Franklin Why this is important….. Ben Franklin was also involved in the Albany Plan of Union, where they discussed a lot of the same issues as the 2nd Continental Congress.
Who was chosen as president of the Congress? John Hancock (1775-1777) President of the Congress during the early stages of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
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