road to revalution 5.3 and 5.4

Continental congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

• all colonies but Georgia have representatives
  • voted to send a "statement of grievances"
  • voted to boycott all British trade
  • Patrick Henry -VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain

1000 of redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings thousands of British solders to Boston
with more on the way

midnight ride paul rever

Apr 18, 1775

Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming...the British are coming.."

Battles of Lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

• Battle of Lexington- -1st battle of american revolutionary war -"shot herd round the would"-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

May 10, 1775

• Benidict Arnold & Ethan Allen captur ethe fort
• get all supplise in the fort including cannons
• AMERICAN victory

second Continental congress meet

May 10, 1775

*Print $$$$
*set up post office
*created continental army led by George Wshington
*sent Olive Branch asking King to protect there rights
-king hires 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

• fought on Breed's Hill
• "dont fire until u see the whites of there 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

Jul 15, 1775

*Reasilizes men are disorganized and need discipline
*need wepons

"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

*pamphlet inspiers more colonists to become patriots
* "Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation.The blood of the slain,the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine,Common Sense

British surrender Boston

Mar 17, 1776

*washington belives his army is ready and wepons arrive
*Washington puts cannons on dorchester hights overlooking Boston
*BRITISH retreat-AMERICAN victory

Second Continental congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

*Debate on declaring indapendance
*Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

Second Continental Congress votes for indapendance

Jul 2, 1776

The declaration of Independence is signed!

Jul 4, 1776