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midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to the warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming... the British are coming..." -
continental congress meets
- all colonies but Georgia had representatives
- boycott the British
- grievances
- patrick henry - VA rep. urged the colonists to unite against Britain
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1000's of redcoats in boston
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capture of fort ticonderoga
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"common sense" published by Thomas Paine
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Second Continental Congress Meet again
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Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IS SIGNED