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1775 BCE
battles of lexigton and concord
battles of lexigton
-1st battle of american revolutionary war
-''shot heard around the world''-ralph waldo emerson
- british victory
battle of concord
-american stop british and force them to retreat back to boston -
1775 BCE
second contienental congress meet
print money
set up post office
created contienenental amry led by geogre washigton
sent olive branch petition asking king geogre 111 to protect their right
king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in response -
capture of fort ticonderoga
benedict arnold & ethan allen capture a fort at night
americans capture much needed supplies and ammution in the fort including cannons -
washigton arrives on outskirts of boston with contienal troops
relizes men are disroganized & need displine
need more weapons -
british surrender to boston
washigton believes his army is read & weapons arrive
washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
british retreat - american victory