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Continental Congress Meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representatives
- voted to send a "statement of grievances"
- voted to boycott all British Trade
- Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain
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1,000 of redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the " British are coming... The British are coming -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington-
- 1st battle of American revolutionary war
- " Shot heard around the world - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- British victory
Battle of Concord
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
- American victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort.
-get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental congress meeting
Print $$$
Set up post office
Created the continental army led by George Washington
Sen the Olive branch asking the king to protect there rights
- king hires 30,000 hessian soldiers -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-fought on Breeds Hill
- "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" William Prescott
British victory- ( Americans ran out of Ammunition) British learn that defeating Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops
realizes his men are disorganized and need to be disciplined.
New Weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
Everything that is right or reasonable pleads or separation
The blood slain Weeping voice the nature cries Tis Time To Part. -
British surrender Boston
Washington thinks his army is ready and weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons On Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental congress meet agian
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental congress votes for independence
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Declaration of independence is signed
