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Continental Congress meet
- All colonies but Georgia has representatives
- Vote to send a "statement of grievances"
- Voted to Boycott all British Trade
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1,000 of Redcoats in Boston
- General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way
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Midnight ride of Paul Revere
- Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming"
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Battles of Lexington & Concord
- Baattle of Lexington
- 1st battle of 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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Copture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Americans capturne much needed supplies and ammuntion in the fort including cannons
- AMERICAN Victory
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Battle of Bunker Hill
- fought on Breed's Hill
- "Dont Fire until you see the whites on their eyes" - Willam Prescott
- BRITISH Victory ( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.
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Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
- Relives men are disorganizes & need discipline
- Need weapons
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Common Sense published by Thomas Paine
- Pamphlet inspires more colonist 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
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British Surrendar Boston
- Washington belivess his army is ready & weapon arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
- British retreat - AMERICAN Victory
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Second Continental Congress meeet again
- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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The Declarration of Independence is signed
The Declarration of Independence is signed -
Second Continental Congress votes for Inpendence
- All 13 colonies vote YES ib declaring independence