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battle of lexington& conncord
battle of Lexington
--1st battle of american revolutionary war
--"shot heard round the world" - Ralph waldo Emerson
--British victory
battle of concord
--American stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
-- AMERICAN VICTORY -
continental congress meets
--All colonies have representatives except Georgia
-- Voted to Boycott all British trade and send a "statement of grievances "
--Patrick Henry-- VA rep.urged colonists to unite against Britain -
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1000 of redcoats on boston
general gabe brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with still more on the way -
midnight ride of paul revre
he goes to worn people in Lexington and says the "British our coming the British our coming" -
Capture of fort ticonderoga
--Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
-- get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-- AMERICAN Victory -
battle of bonkers hills
fought on breeds hill
don fire until you see the whites of there eye -- William Prescott BRITISH VICTORY (american ran out of ammunition ) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops
realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
need weapons -
"Common sense" published by Thomas Paine
- pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
- "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." —from Common Sense, 1776 *
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Brittish surrender boston
Washington believe his army is ready and weapons arrive
Washington puts cannon on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory -
second Continental Congress meet again
*Debate on declaring independence
*Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second continental congress votes for independence
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The declaration of Independence is signed!
