Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

contintal congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

all colonies but gorgia has representitives,,voted two send a statement of greivances,,, voted two boycott all british trade

1000s of redcoats in boston

Apr 1, 1775

general gage brings thousands of british soldeirs to boston with more on the way.

midknight ride of poul revere

Apr 18, 1775

poul revere rides to warn the sons of liberaty in lexington and concord that the british are comming

battles of lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

1st battle of amarican revoulutionary war,, shot heard round the world ralph waldo emerson,,british victory,,, amaricans stop british and force them two reatrete back two boston amarican victory

capture of fort takonderoga

May 10, 1775

bendidict arnald and ethan allen capture the fort at night,,, amaricans capture uch needed supplies and ammuition in fort inluding cannons amarican victory

battle of bunker hill

Jun 16, 1775

fought on breeds hill dont fire untill you see whites of their eyes,,brithish victory british learn that deafeting the amaricans would not be easy

washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops

Oct 5, 1775

relizes men are disorginized and need dicipline,,, need wepons

common sense published by thomas paine

Jan 10, 1776

pamplet inspires more colonist to become patriots everything that is right and reasonable pleads for seperation. the blood of the slain the weeeping voice of nature cries[tis time to part]

british surrender boston

Mar 17, 1776

washington beilives that his army is ready and wepons arrive,,, washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston ,,, british reatrete

second continental congress meets again

Jun 15, 1776

debate on declaring independance,,, thomas jefferson is the primary ourther of the doucument

second continental congress votes for independance

Jul 2, 1776

all 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independance

decloration of independance is signed

Jul 4, 1776