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First Continental Congress meets
All the colonies except Georgia voted to send Statement of grievances to boycott the British trades. -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
thousands of British soldier come to Boston by General Gage and has more coming. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
The Son's of Liberty were warned by Paul Revere that in quote " British are coming... The British are coming". -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battle with Lexington was the first Revolutionary war, the British won and it was called " shot around the world" by Ralph Waldo. In the Concord battle the British were stopped by and forced to retreat -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen got the supplies from the fort including canons, American victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
George Washington led an created continental army, people started printing money and building post offices. Olive Branch ( sent over) asked King to protected them and their rights. So the king got 30,000 soldiers. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British victory, fought on breed's hill map. they knew taking down the English was not going to be easy -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Washington realized the men are disorganized and needs to be fixed, they also need ore guns too. -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wanted everyone the be with the English now and to help that is his pamphlet. "It's time to split up!" one of the lines in his pamphlet. -
British Surrender Boston
Washington thinks his soldiers are ready, they put cannons on Dorchester heights and American victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Thomas Jefferson main author of the this event in which they debate about the declaring independence. -
Second Continental Congress votes for independence
the 13 colonies all voted and said yes to declaring Independence. -
The Declaration of Independence is signed
we are free from the British and we are now America