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THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
The First meeting was in Philadelphia to resolve the conflict with the English. -
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American Revolution
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PATRICK HENRYS FAMOUS SPEECH
Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Most colonists remained neutral, while the Declaration of Independence ignored many colonists. -
BOSTON MILITIA
British general decided to disarm the Boston Militia. -
SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
They chose George Washington as the cammander for the Continental Army. -
LORD DUNMORES PROCLAMATION
More than 230,000 decided to join the Continental Army, while another 145,000 Americans joined militias. The British offered freedom to enslaved Africans who has fought for them. -
PATRIOTS
Agressive Patriots launched an attack on British settlements in Canada but were defeated in Quebec. -
COMMON SENCE
Thomas Jefferson wrote a pamphlet that argued from breaking way from Britian. This made many colonists think it was the right time for right of independence. -
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Declaration of Independence was drafted. -
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL ARMY
The British drove the continental Army out of New York. -
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
George Washington beat the British in the Battle of Trenton, then he beat them in a battle of Princeton. -
BATTLE OF VINCENNES
George Clark captured British settlements and then convinced American Indians to stay out of the war. -
BONHOMME RICHARDS DEFEATS SERAPIS
When the Americans attacked individual ships rather than fighting large battles, the American navy sank 200 British ships. -
GUERRILLA WARFARE
After the southern army was defeated, the Patriots continued fighting using Guerrilla Warfare. But the army's morale took a blow in 1780 when Benedict Arnold turned traitor. -
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially ended the war. It then set the new nation's boundaries and forced the British to recongize the United States of America. -
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
Washington planned a combined American and French attack on Yorktown. After week-long siege, the British were defeated. -
TREATY OF PARIS
Ended the American Revolutionary War.
