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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 colonists to unite against britain -
1000s of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of british soldiers to Boston with more no the way -
Battle of lexington and concord
Battle of lexington
First battle of american revolutionary war
"shot heard around the world -Ralph Waldo Emerson
British Victory
Battle of concord
Americans stop british and force them to retrear back to boston
American victory -
Capture of for Ticonderoga
Benedicy arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all upplies in the fort including cannons
American victory -
Second Continental Congress Meet
Print their own money
Set up post office
Created the continental army led by George Washington
Sent olive branch asking king to protect they rights
-King hires 30000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realiszes men are disorganized and need discipline
Need weapons -
"Common sense" Published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART." -
British surrender boston
Washington believed his army was read and weapons arrive.
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights looking over 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
All 13 colonies vote YES for independence -
The Declaration of Independence was signed
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