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continental congress meets
-all colonies but georgia has representatives
-voted to send a "statement of grievances"
-voted to boycott all britsh trade -
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 and 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
-AMERICAN victory -
capture of fort ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Americans capture much needed supplies and ammunition in the fort including cannons
-AMERICAN victory -
second continental congress meet
-print money (change from British pounds to american dollars)
-set up post office
-created continental army led by George Washington
-sent Olive branch Petition asking King George lll to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessians Soildiers in response -
battle of bunker hill
-fought on breed's hill
-don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"~William Prescott
-BRITISH victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defending Americans would NOT be easy. -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops
-realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
-need weapons -
"common sense" published by Thomas paine
-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
-Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
-BRITSH retreat-AMERICAN Victory -
second continental congress meet again
-debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
continental congress votes for independesecondnce
-all 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence -
The declaration of independence id signed
