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Lexington and Concord

The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Boston Harbor, ended the elected government of Massachusetts and replaced it with council members appointed by the king, expanded quartering of British troops, and were seen by the colonies as intolerable, fueling the growing revolutionary movement.

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Lexington and Concord

The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Boston Harbor, ended the elected government of Massachusetts and replaced it with council members appointed by the king, expanded quartering of British troops, and were seen by the colonies as intolerable, fueling the growing revolutionary movement.

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What were the Intolerable Acts?

• England responded to the Boston Tea


Party by passing more laws.
• The British closed the Boston Harbor
• They ended the Massachusetts elected
government council and replaced it with
council members appointed by the King.
• They expanded the Quartering Act
requiring British troops to be housed in
private homes.
• The colonies called these laws the
"Intolerable Acts."
What was Common Sense?
• Pamphlet written in
1775 by Thomas Paine
• that ordinary people can
participate in
government.
• called for Independence
• America does not need
a king.
• Effect: More colonists
joined in on the cause
Lexington and
Concord
What was the battle of Lexington?
• 700+ British Marched Into Lexington on
their way to Concord.
• They were sent to take the weapons from
Colonial Militia
• 70+ Militiamen (John Parker)
• “SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD”
• 8 Colonists killed, one British wounded
What was the battle of Concord?
• British Goal:
Destroy Military
Supplies
• Encountered
colonists on North
Bridge
• British Retreated!
• 4,000+ militiamen
lined road from
Concord
• Back to Boston
LET
THE
WAR
BEGIN…

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