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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 Great Britain
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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 worn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord the 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
-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 Prescott
-BRITISH victory (American 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 Paine,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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The Declaration of independence is signed!!!
