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Continental Congress meet
- All colonies but Georgia have repressive
- Voted send a " Statement of grievances"
- Voted to boycott all British Trade
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1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British. soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
he rides to warn the sons of Liberty that the British are coming -
battles of Lexington and concord
- 1st battle american revolutionary war
- BRITISH victory
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capture the fort
- get all supplies in the fort including cannons
- AMERICAN victory
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second continental congress meet
- printing $$$
- set up a post offices
- they created a army and led by gorging washbasin
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the battle of bunker hill
- fought on bread's hill
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Washington arrives on the outskirts of boston
- needs weapons
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surrendering Boston
- he believes that his army is ready
- the British retreat