American Pageant 11th Edition Chapter 8 Summary
Jessica Magallon
November 14, 2013
Period 3
APUSH
Chapter 8 Summary Right after the battle at Lexington and Concord, around 20,000 men, specifically Minutemen, surrounded Boston, clearly outnumbering the British troops. With high hopes that the English King would address the Americans’ grievances, the Second Continental Congress decided to meet in Philadelphia. They, however, had no concrete intention of being independent from Britain. To make sure that their voices were heard, they sent a second list of their grievances to Parliament. They also decided that they needed money for a new navy and army, selecting George Washington to be the commander of the army. Despite the fact that Washington had never commanded a full on army, he was tall and looked like a leader, which gave the colonists hope. He possessed many of the qualities that a real leader needs: patience, courage, self-discipline, and a great sense of justice. He was quite fit to be a leader, and a great one at that. The first year of the war, although the colonists were still mostly loyal to the British crown, they consistently shot and killed the king’s troops. In the May of 1775, a rather small rebel force was able to capture the British barracks at Ticonderoga and Crown Point. In June of the same year, the colonists seized Bunker Hill. Here the British attacked and were mowed down by the American sharpshooters until they were forced to retreat due to their lack of gunpowder. The battle at Bunker Hill was the turning point in the war, for the colonies were declared to be in open rebellion against Britain, a seditious act. Also, to keep the Americans in check, the King hired many German hessians who later became loyal citizens in the American colonies. In October of 1775, the British were able to burn Falmouth, Maine, causing the colonists to decide on invading Canada and adding it as the fourteenth American colony, reducing Britain’s chances of striking at the colonies from Canada. The
November 14, 2013
Period 3
APUSH
Chapter 8 Summary Right after the battle at Lexington and Concord, around 20,000 men, specifically Minutemen, surrounded Boston, clearly outnumbering the British troops. With high hopes that the English King would address the Americans’ grievances, the Second Continental Congress decided to meet in Philadelphia. They, however, had no concrete intention of being independent from Britain. To make sure that their voices were heard, they sent a second list of their grievances to Parliament. They also decided that they needed money for a new navy and army, selecting George Washington to be the commander of the army. Despite the fact that Washington had never commanded a full on army, he was tall and looked like a leader, which gave the colonists hope. He possessed many of the qualities that a real leader needs: patience, courage, self-discipline, and a great sense of justice. He was quite fit to be a leader, and a great one at that. The first year of the war, although the colonists were still mostly loyal to the British crown, they consistently shot and killed the king’s troops. In the May of 1775, a rather small rebel force was able to capture the British barracks at Ticonderoga and Crown Point. In June of the same year, the colonists seized Bunker Hill. Here the British attacked and were mowed down by the American sharpshooters until they were forced to retreat due to their lack of gunpowder. The battle at Bunker Hill was the turning point in the war, for the colonies were declared to be in open rebellion against Britain, a seditious act. Also, to keep the Americans in check, the King hired many German hessians who later became loyal citizens in the American colonies. In October of 1775, the British were able to burn Falmouth, Maine, causing the colonists to decide on invading Canada and adding it as the fourteenth American colony, reducing Britain’s chances of striking at the colonies from Canada. The