Section 1

4. The Patriots Declare Independence

a. the ideas behind the Revolution

Ideas spread throughout the colonies

- John Locke was a philosopher

b. Thomas Paines Common Sense

- Common Sense: pamphlet of the english attacking King George and monarchy

c. Declaring Independence

- Committee prepares independence

- Thomas Jefferson writes document, Lawer

- Declaration of Independence was the colonist way to formally state freedom

Colonial Resistance and Rebellion

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a. Fighting at Lexington and Concord

- Paul Revere spread the word about British troops

- 700 british Marched to Concord

- Battle lasted 15 minutes.

- British found Concords arsenal empty.

b. The second Continental Congress

Forms Continental Army which commander was George Washington

c. The Battle of Bunker Hill

- King George III rejected Continental Congress's Olive Branch Petition called the former harmony.