PPT-America Secedes from the Empire 1775-1783

Congress drafts George Washington The Second Continental Congress selected George Washington to head the army besieging Boston There were thousands of militia surrounding Boston but they were poorly equipped and had no sense of military discipline . A canon or large gun.. Second continental congress. A governing body whose delegates agreed in may 1775 to form the continental army and to approve the declaration of independence.. Continental Army . Written by Thomas Jefferson, it outlines the reasons why the U.S. is separating from Great Britain. AMERICAN REVOLUTION – IDEOLOGICAL, MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC ASPECTS – 1776-1783. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Overall Unit. I. . Age of the Articles of Confederation (1776-1789). II. Age of Federalism (1789-1800). III. Jefferson, the Era of Good Feeling, and the Embargo(1800-1809). Revolution. I. Revolution (looking ahead). Political make up. Mingling races. Structure of Society . Wretched Bachelors are disenfranchised by . VA Assembly in 1670. Economy, Trade, and Production. Roles in Society. Political make up. 1700= 300,000 (20,000 were black). History 350. April 2, 2015. A Little More Bureaucracy. Navigating around History 350. Syllabus is the first item in Blackboard Documents. Links to PowerPoints will be posted before each class. . Discussion Forum requirement: In left-hand Blackboard menu, go to . George . Washington Drafted. 20,000 fired-up militiamen swarmed . Boston . area following the first shots at Lexington and Concord. . redcoats outnumbered. .. Second . Continental Congress.  met in May 1775 in . 1775 -1783 The Two Continental Congresses Choosing Washington to lead was done in spite of Had combat experience, but 20 years beforeNever rose above rank of colonel in militiaLargest command was only CATALYST. WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN A REVOLUTIONARY IN 1776? WHY OR WHY NOT?. The Battle of Lexington And Concord. April 19, 1775. General Gage sent British troops to Lexington to destroy patriot supplies . Congress Drafts George Washington. Actually lost more battles than won at this point. “Outstanding powers of leadership and immense strength of character”. Served without pay (but kept list of expenses). Aftermath of Lexington and Concord. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord in April of 1775,. about 20,000 Minutemen swarmed around Boston, where they outnumbered. the British. .. Even though they were fighting, for the first year of the war, they . At its height the Roman Empire included all the land around the Mediterranean Sea. In the early AD 100s, the empire stretched from Britain south to Egypt, and from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Syrian Desert. . Immigration. Population grew from less than 300,000 in 1700 to 2.5 million by 1775. Populous Colonies in 1775. Virginia. Massachusetts. Pennsylvania. North Carolina. Maryland. Populous Cities. . Philadelphia. 1775–1783. I. Congress Drafts George Washington. Second Continental Congress. meets in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775:. Most important single action—selected George Washington to head army:. Choice was made with considerable misgivings. Report CurrentBiologyMealTimingRegulatestheHumanCircadianSystemSophieM.T.Wehrens,SkevoullaChristou,CherylIsherwood,BenitaMiddleton,MichelleA.Gibbs,SimonN.Archer,DebraJ.Skene,andJonathanD.JohnstonFacul