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continetal congrees meets
all colonies but Georgia have represeative
voted to send a staement of grievances
voted boycott all british trade
patrick henry - ve rep. urged colonists to unite agaiinst Britain -
1000'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 ton 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 the 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 & 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 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
fought on breeds hill
dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes william penn
british victory americans ran out of ammo
british learn defeating americans would not be easy -
washington arrives outskirts of boston with continental troops
realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
need wepons -
common sense published by thomas paine
pamphler inspires more colonists to become patriots
every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation of nature cries tis time to part thomas paine common sense -
british surrender boston
washington believes his army is read & wepons 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 vote for independence
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the declaration of independence
