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1775 BCE
1,000's of redcoats in Boston
-general Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
british surrender boston
Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
washington puts cannon on dorchester
heights overlooking Boston
british retreat amrerican victory -
continental congress meets
-all colonies but Georgia have representatives
-voted to send a statement of grievances
voted boycott all British
Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain -
battles of Lexington & concord
- battle of Lexington- -1st battle of the american revolutionary war shot heard round the world - Ralph waldo Emerson
- British victory battle of concord- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston american victory
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capture of fort ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort get all supplies in the fort including cannons american victory
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second continental congress meet
print $$$
set up a post office
created continental army led by George Washington
sent olive branch asking the king to protect their rights
- the king hires 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response -
battle of bunker hill
fought on breeds hill
don't fire until you see the white in their eyes William Prescott
British victory( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
common sense published by Thomas Paine
-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
-everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. the blood of the strain the weeping voice of nature cries tis time to part Thomas Paine common -
second continental congress meet again
debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second continental congress vote for independence
