Road to Independence

By stu.younkinp@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • First Continental Congress meets

    -All colonies but Georgia hav representitatives
    -Voted to send a "statement of greivances"
    - Voted to Boycott all British Trade - Patric Henry - VA rep. ured colonists to unite against Britain

  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    -Genral 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.."]

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    • Battle of Lexington-
      • 1st battle of America Revolutionary War -"shot heard round the world' -Ralph Waldo Emerson
      • BRITISH Victory -Battle of Concord -Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston -AMERICAN Victory

  • Second Continental congress meet

    • Print $$$$ -Set up a post office -Made the continental Army led by George Washington -Sent Olive branch asking King to protect their rights -king hires 30,000 Hessians Soldeirs in response

  • Capture of Fort Ticondergoa

    -Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured the fort
    -Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
    -AMERICAN Victory

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    -fought on Breed's Hill map
    -"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.

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

    -realizes men are disorganized and need dicipline
    -Need weapons

  • "common sense" published by Thomas Paine

    -pamphlet inpires more colonists to become patriots
    -"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME PART."

  • British Surrender Boston

    -Washington beleives his army is ready and weapons arrive
    -Washington puts connons on Dorchester Hights overlooking Boston
    -BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory

  • Second Continental Congress meet again

    -Debate on declaring independence
    - Thomas Jefferson is the primary author or the document

  • Second Contintal congress meet again

    -Debate on declaring independence
    -Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

  • Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

    • All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence

  • The Decleration of Independence is Sighed