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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 against Britain -
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
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 & Concord
-Battle of Lexington
-First battle of American Revolutionary War
-"shot heard round the world"-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-BRITISH Victory
-Battle of Concord
-Americans Stop British and force them to retreat bact to boston
-American Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-American Victory -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
-Fought on Breed's Hill
-"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
-British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy. -
Second Continental Congress meet again
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
The Declaration of Independence is signed