Road to Independence

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

  • First Continental congress meets

    First Continental congress meets
    All colonies but Georgia have represenraives voted to send a statement of grievances voted to boycott all britan trade Pratrick Henry- Va rep urged colonists to unite agenste britan.

  • 1,000's of redcoats in boston

    1,000's of redcoats in boston
    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to boston with more in the way.

  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Midnight ride of Paul Revere
    Paul Revere rides to warm the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the british are coming.... The Brisish are coming....

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    Battle of lexington
    1st battle of American Revolutionary War
    shot heard round the world
    BRITISH Vicorty
    Battle of Concord
    Americans stop british and forced them to retreat back to boston

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    Bendict Arnold & Ethan Allen caputure the fort.
    Get all suoolies in the fort inculding cannons
    AMERICAN vitory

  • Second Continental congress meet

    Second Continental congress meet
    Print money
    set up post office created contental amry led by george washington
    sent olive branch asking king to protect theri rights
    king hires 30,000 hessians solders in responds

  • Battle of Bunker hill

    Battle of Bunker hill
    fought on breeds hill
    Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes-William Prescitt.
    BRITISH Vitory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy.

  • Washington arrives on the outskirts of boston with continelat troops

    Washington arrives on the outskirts of boston with continelat troops
    realize men are disorganized & needed disapline
    need weaponds

  • Common sense publish by tomas pain

    Common sense publish by tomas pain
    pamphlte inspries more colonist to become patriots
    everthing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. the blood slain the weaping voice of nature cries TIS THIME TI PART

  • Bristish surrender boston

    Bristish surrender boston
    washington belives his army is ready & weaponds arive
    washington puts cannons on dorchester hegits overlook boston
    BRISTISH retreat AMERICAN vitroy

  • Second continetal congress votes for independce

    Second continetal congress votes for independce
    all 13 colonies vite yes on declaring independece

  • The declaration of independece is sigin

    The declaration of independece is sigin

  • Secound continetal meet again

    Secound continetal meet again
    debate declaring indpendecne
    thomas jefferson is primary author of the doument