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Continental Congress meets
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
-Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
-Voted to Boycott all British Trade
-Patrick Henry-VA rep.urged colonist to unite against Britain -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
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.." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle 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 -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
-Print $$$$
-Set up post office
-Created Continental Army lead by George Washington
-Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessian's Soldiers in response -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-fought on Breeds Hill
-"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
-BRITISH Victory (Americans 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 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 Pain,Common Sense -
British Surrender Boston
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons 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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Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
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The Declaration of Independence is signed
