First Continental Congress

1774

First Continental Congress

56 colonial delegates• Samuel Adams:

organized BTP• John Adams: defended

the soldiers in BM Respond to the crisis

in Boston

What the colonies wanted! (a compromise)

Remove British Acts Allow for a Colonial

army (militia). 10 resolutions to the

king.• Including the right to

“life, liberty, and property.”

Colonies didn’t mind being ruled by England.

FCC’s Compromise?

King George III did not agree!

Therefore…Colonists should

continue to boycott British goods.

Colonial militia should be ready to fight.

The “Shot Heard Around the World.”

Minutemen: colonial militia ready to fight at a minutes notice.

British General decided to take away the minutemen’s weapons and ammunition.

April 1775

Weapons/ammunitions were stored in Concord.

Sons of Liberty sent 3 riders including Paul Revere to warn them.

Lexington and Concord: April 1775

70 minutemen Large force of British

Soldiers Both commanders had

orders not to fire 8 dead colonists

British marched on to Concord

Found few weapons Burned buildings As the British returned

to Boston additional militia opened fire

250 Dead Redcoats 100 Dead Colonists