Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

Continental Congress meet.

Sep 5, 1774

~ All colonist but Georgia have representatives
~ Voted to send: statement of grievance
~ Voted to Boycott all Britsh Trade
~ Partirck Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain.

1,000's of redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

~ General Gage brings thousands of British Soldiers to Boston with more on the way.

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 18, 1775

~ Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the " Britsh are coming... The British are coming".

Battles of Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

~ 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 the British forced them to retreat back to Boston.
- AMERICAN Victory.

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

~ Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort.
~ Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.
~ AMERICAN Victory.

Second Continental Congress meet

May 10, 1775

~ Print $$$$.
~ Set up the post office.
~ Created Continental Army led by George Washington.
~ Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights.
- King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

~ Fought on Breed's Hill.
~ "Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott.
~ Britsh Vitorty ( Americans ran out of ammunition ) Britsh learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.

Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

~ Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
~ Need weapons

"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

~ pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots.
~ " Everything 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

Mar 17, 1776

~ Washington belives his army is ready & weapons arrive.
~ Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
~ Britsh - retreat -- American Victory.

Second Continental Congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

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

Second Continental Congress vote for independence.

Jul 2, 1776

The Declaration of Independence is signed!

Jul 4, 1776