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Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the first major battles of the American Revolution. It took place during the Siege of Boston and was a clash between British troops and colonial forces on June 17, 1775. Despite being called the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed's Hill.

  1. independence or parlay?? 

This was the idea of people negotiating between completely seeding from British rule, defining American colonists as their own state . parlay was the idea of creating an negotiation with the british in order to provide the american people with some degree of independence  

  1.  Bunker Hill, this was a battle in which the British sat up forts along a large hill. The American people in militias fought tirelessly  against the british. In the end the americans lost, but were later able to take back the land because britain did not maintained power within that area   


  1.  Gage was the british general that was tasked with finding revolutionaries like the ones with the sons of liberty, and to find guns. On horseback a road to lexington and conquered aiming to take them over he first when to lexington and concord   

 Revere’s ride he was the man that told the American people that the British were on their way to take over Lexington and concord. Without his efforts the American people would not have been optimally prepared for the British country .

This battle was when british soldered including general gage took over bunker hill, the british took it over and had ownership, the british failed to protect this land after taking it over and it was quickly taken back from the americans 

1st Continental Congress  was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies (excluding Georgia) in 1774, convened in response to the British Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts). These laws, which punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party, united the colonies in their resistance to British authority.




Samuel Adams

  • Pre-Revolution: A staunch critic of British policies, Samuel Adams was a leader of the Sons of Liberty, organizing protests like the Boston Tea Party. He was instrumental in fostering colonial unity against British taxation through committees of correspondence.

  • During Revolution: Played a key role in the Continental Congress and helped draft the Massachusetts Constitution.

  • Key Documents: Wrote the Circular Letter (1768) criticizing the Townshend Acts and contributed to the Articles of Confederation.

Benjamin Franklin

  • Pre-Revolution: A polymath and diplomat, Franklin worked to foster goodwill between the colonies and Britain. His satirical writings (e.g., "Join, or Die" cartoon) promoted colonial unity.

  • During Revolution: Acted as a diplomat in France, securing the Franco-American alliance. He also served on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.

  • Key Documents: Helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776) and signed the Treaty of Paris (1783).

John Adams

  • Pre-Revolution: A lawyer and advocate for independence, Adams defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre to demonstrate the colonies' commitment to justice.

  • During Revolution: A delegate to the Continental Congress, Adams championed independence and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris.

  • Key Documents: Helped draft the Declaration of Independence and contributed to the Massachusetts Constitution.

John Hancock

  • Pre-Revolution: A wealthy merchant and prominent member of the Sons of Liberty, Hancock funded revolutionary activities. His ship's seizure by British customs agents helped ignite protests.

  • During Revolution: Presided over the Second Continental Congress and was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, famously large and bold.

  • Key Documents: Signed the Declaration of Independence (1776).

Paul Revere

  • Pre-Revolution: A silversmith and engraver, Revere was a messenger for the Sons of Liberty and created influential propaganda, like his engraving of the Boston Massacre.

  • During Revolution: Famously rode to warn the militias of Lexington and Concord about British troop movements (1775).

  • Key Documents: Did not write major documents but contributed to revolutionary propaganda and coordination.



General Thomas Gage 

was the British commander in North America during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. In April 1775, he was ordered by the British government to suppress colonial unrest in Massachusetts. This led to his sending troops to Lexington and Concord to seize colonial weapons and arrest key leaders like John Hancock and Samuel Adams. The resulting clashes marked the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War, with the "shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington and the successful resistance by colonial militias at Concord.

  1. Quebec Act (Intolerable Acts)

An act created to rewire Quebec for their cooperation with British rule they were given a large sum of land. They inferred the Americans as they were still being economically drained from the british.