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British Surrender Boton
-Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
-British retreat-- AMERICAN victory -
Second Continental Congress Meet
- Print $$$$
- Set up post office
- Created Continental Army led by George Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking King to Protect their rights -- King hires 30k Hessians Soldiers in response
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First Continental Congress Meets
-All colonies but Georgia had a representative.
-Voted on sending a 'statement of grievances'.
-Voted to boycott the british trade.
-Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against britain
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1000's of Redcoats in Bostan
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 that the "british are coming....the british are coming..." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
-1rst battle of american revolutionary war
-"shot heard round world" ralph waldo emerson
-British victory
-battle of concord-
-americans stop british and force them to retreat back to boston
-American victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Get all the supplies in the fort including cannons
- American victory -
Battle of Bunker HIll
-fought on the breed's hill
-"don't fire until you see the whites of your 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 discipline
-Need Weapons -
"Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine
-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
-"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART'" -thomas Paine, Common Sense -
Second Continental 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 independents -
The Declaration of Independence was Signed
