The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . m. Major Pitcairn, the British commander,ordered them to disperse, but they did not the British troops fired a volley into their ranks, killingseven and wounding nine. The fire was returned in a scatteringway, but did little or no harm. The minutemen saw that it would be foolish to give battle to so largea force and therefore was begun the War of theRevolution. The troops proceeded to Con-cord, but could find no militarystores. As they gathered at theNorth Bridge to return to Boston,they were fired u
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . m. Major Pitcairn, the British commander,ordered them to disperse, but they did not the British troops fired a volley into their ranks, killingseven and wounding nine. The fire was returned in a scatteringway, but did little or no harm. The minutemen saw that it would be foolish to give battle to so largea force and therefore was begun the War of theRevolution. The troops proceeded to Con-cord, but could find no militarystores. As they gathered at theNorth Bridge to return to Boston,they were fired upon by ^he retreatminutemen from the fromadjacent country and, °^^°^after a brief struggle, began toretreat in disorder. The retreatbecame a panic. All the way toBoston the minutemen followedthem, firing with deadly effectfrom behind trees, walls, and otherplaces of shelter. Nearly threehundred soldiers were killed before Boston was reached. The news of the conflict of arms was carried rapidly over NewEngland, and in a few days sixteen thousand militia had assem-. REVOLT AND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 141 bled around Boston. The Middle and Southern colonies werestartled by the bloodshed in Massachusetts, and began to preparefor war with energy and determination. This was the conditionof affairs when the second Continental Congress began its sessionat Philadelphia, on May 10, 1775. The Second Congress. 1775. — Delegations from all the colonieswere present during the session of the second Congress, whichmet (May, 1775) in Philadelphia in the building then called theState House, but now known as Independence Hall, because therethe Declaration of Independence was signed. Washington, theAdamses, Lee, Sherman, Henry, Dickinson, and most of the otherprominent members of the first Continental Congress were presentin the second. Among the new members were Benjamin Franklin ^and John Hancock, who became its president. With little realauthority to act for the United Colonies, but wit
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