Road to Revolution

By santana q

  • Continental Congress meets

    1. All the colonies meet besides Georgia
    2. voted to send a " statement of grievances"
    3. Voted to boycott all British trade
    4. Patrick Henry- VA. rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain

  • 1,000's of redcoats in boston

    1. General Gage brings thousands of soldiers to Boston with more on the way

  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    1. Paul revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming.......British are coming......"

  • Battles of Lexington and concord

    1. Battle of Lexington-
      • 1st battle of american revolutionary- -"shot hear around the world"
      • British victory
    2. Battle of concord
      • Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
      • American victory

  • Capture of fort Ticonderoga

    1. Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen Capture the fort
    2. Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
    3. american victory

  • Second Continental Congress meet

    1. Print money
    2. Set up post office
    3. Created continental army led by George Washington 4.Send the Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights 5.King hires 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    1. fraught on Breed's hill
    2. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott
    3. British victory ( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops

    1. Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
    2. Need weapons

  • "Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

    1. Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
    2. Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART." - Thomas Paine, common sense

  • British Surrender Boston

    1. Washington Believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
    2. Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
    3. British retreat - American victory

  • Second Continental Congress meet again

    1. Debate on declaring independence
    2. Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

  • Second Continental Congress votes for independence

  • The Declaration of independence is signed