Road to Independence

By Stu.ericksonm@mishawaka.k12.in.us
  • Meeting in Philadelpia

    Meeting in Philadelpia

    -There was 55 delegates that met in Philadelphia to start something that represented the good in America.
  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets

    -All colonies but Georgia have representatives
    -voted to send a "statement of grievance"
    -vote to boycott all British Trade
    -Patrick Henry-VA re. urged colonists to unite against Britan
  • British Troops were sent to conrad to destory the artillery

    British Troops were sent to conrad to destory the artillery

    -They did this to destroy and seize the weapons from the colonists
  • Paul Revere and William Daves alert people of Lexington

    Paul Revere and William Daves alert people of Lexington

    William Dave's and Paul Revere rode to Lexington to alert the people that the British were coming to attack.
  • The battle of Lexington and Concord

    The battle of Lexington and Concord

    -The British ran into around 70 minutemen.
    -Afters them firing at each other (well the minutemen were terribly outnumber)
    -At least 174 soldiers were wounded, and 73 were dead.
    - The British loss the battle
  • Connecticut seized Fort Ticonderoga

    Connecticut seized Fort Ticonderoga

    -Benedict Arnold joined forces with the green mountain boys, and planned the attack.
    -Their plan took the British by surprise and they surrendered.
  • The second continental Congress

    The second continental Congress

    -The meeting included lots of great leaders
    -They sent a petition(a formal request) to George 111 to offer the last chance to avoid war.
    -the colonists wanted peace
    -the king rejected the petition so he prepared for war and hired 30,000 German Troops
  • Posts were set up across the harbor for Boston

    Posts were set up across the harbor for Boston

    -They sent up posts on Bunker hill and Breed's hill and camped there for the night
  • The battle of Bunker Hill

    The battle of Bunker Hill

    -Lexington and Concord joined colonial militias and the militia outnumber around 20,000 strong.
    -The Americans ran out of gun powder and had to retreat.
    -The British won but they lost more the 1,000 British either died or wounded
  • Comman sense was published

    Comman sense was published

    -Thomas Paine published it
    -It was published to authorize British government
  • Washington moved his troops and cannon into the city

    Washington moved his troops and cannon into the city

    -the move surprised the British
    -William Howe (British General) told his soldiers to board ships and leave Boston.
    -The British troops sailed away to Halifax, Nova Scotia (which is a a part of Canada)
  • The day Washington wanted to be independent (independence day)

    The day Washington wanted to be independent (independence day)

    -Washington wanted 7-2-1776 to be independence day
  • The declaration of Independence was made

    The declaration of Independence was made

    -there is 4 parts if the declarations the preamble, two sections about right, talking about the new country
    -John Hancock was the first person to sign it
  • Washington read the declaration to his troops

    Washington read the declaration to his troops

    -Washington read this to his troops because he believed that it would make his men better to fight against Great Britain.
    -He believed that if they heard this that they would believe that they would be fighting for a new nation
    -and to celebrate the independence