We will hear about the battle of bunker hill, the American Invasion of canada and the eventual british evacuation of boston. Okay everybody. So last class we were talking about the outbreak of the american revolution. Tension is building and a spring of 1775 general thomas cage sends troops in the countryside fighting breaks out at lexington and concord at nightfall, about 20,000 americans descend on boston, lay siege to the city, this war that nobody really wants but has been brewing for probably 12, 13 years, has started. We are going to talk whats called raja military does anybody take . French raja many tear this is april 1775 right after lexington and concord through the declaration of independence. This is sometimes called the Popular Uprising phase. This is the year of the revolution, that probably more people supported the war than any other one. Why do you suppose theres so much support for for the war this year . Any ideas . They havent started fighting it. Gabriel they haven
Been brewing for 12, 13 years has started. So today were going to talk whats called [ speaking Foreign Language ] anybody take french . This is april 1775, right after lexington and concord, through the declaration of independence. This is sometimes called the Popular Uprising phase. And this is the year of the revolution that probably more people supported the war than any other one. Why do you suppose theres so much support for the war this year . Any ideas . They havent really started fighting yet. They havent started fighting yet. They dont know what war is going to mean. Anybody else, any ideas . Some of it, this is like fury. And i have some images to show you. Theres a historian named charles roister and he coined this phrase, rage militaire. And it says, the rage militaire has taken hold on the entire continent. The americans are fighting mad. Its a wild passion. What is rage . Go ahead. Anger. Intense anger. The americans are really furious. All this stuff has been building up
Please welcome phillip greenwalt. Phillip is the cofounder of emerger revolution war and a full time contributor to emerger civil war. He is the author or coauthor of two volumes in the emerger revolution war series and three volumes in the emerger civil war series and one of his books is downstairs. Phil graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history from Wheeling Jesuit University and has a graduate degree in American History from george mason university. He is currently a supervisory park ranger with the National Park service in florida, you can ask him about fun snakes he might have seen recently. So with that, let us learn a little bit about why someone would want to burn down boston. [ applause ] i will move the microphone up, maybe one of them. So, yeah, im a park ranger in the everglades, so i did not bring any snakes so everyone can stay in the first or second rows, i know that was a big concern by rob and liz. But todays talk is centered on something a little farther nor
Alexandria, virginia. To start off the afternoon, please welcome philip green wall. Philip is the cofounder of emerging revolutionary war and the fulltime contributor to emerging civil war. He is the author or coauthor of two volumes in the American Revolutionary war series, and three volumes in the emerging civil war series. One of his books as downstairs, as well. Phil graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history from wheel and Jesuit University and has a graduate degree in American History from george mason university. He is currently a supervisor and park ranger with the National Park service in florida. You can ask him about the fun things he may have seen recently there. With, that let us learn a bit about why someone would want to burn down boston. laughs applause i will move the microphone up. I am a park ranger in the everglades. Dont bring any snakes. I know that was a big concern. Did you but todays top is centered on something farther north. Being a Baltimore Orioles
Phil graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history from Wheeling Jesuit University and great degree in American History from george mason university. He is currently a supervisory park ranger with the National Park service in florida. You can ask him about fun snakes he might have seen recently. With that, lets learn why someone would want to burn down boston. So, yeah, im a park ranger in the everglades. So i do not bring any snakes. Everyone can stay in the first or second rows. I know that was a big concern by rob and liz. But todays talk is centered on something further north. And being a Baltimore Orioles fan, there is multiple reasons why i want to see boston burn, especially fenway. Today is the road to revolution. And boston epicenter of that early colonial opposition to the parliament, to the british, to being in existence. I figure i would summit up in three dates, march 5th, 1770, april 17th, 1775. So thanks for coming. Well take questions. Theyre all important dates t