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Continental Congress meets
All colonies except Georgia had a representatives that voted to boycott all British trade and to send a "statement of grievances". -
Continental Congress meets
All colonists but Georgia have representatives, they send a "statement of grievances" to Britain and vote to boycott all British trade -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousand's of troops to Boston, with more coming soon. -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rode to Lexington and Concord to warn the Sons of Liberty screaming down the road, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington: 1st battle of the American Revolutionary war and when the shot heard around the war was created, sadly the British won this battle
Battle of Concord: The Americans stopped British forces and force them to retreat giving America the win. -
Second Continental Congress meet
Print Money, set up post office, the leader of which was Benjamin Franklin, created the Continental Army led by George Washington, The Olive Branch Petition was rejected by the king prepares for war by hiring 30,000 German troops -
Capture of Fort Ticoderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticoderoga resulting in an American victory -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Washington realizes his troops need weapons, discipline, and they're disorganized. They we're getting cannons from Vermont to Boston in the snow. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breed's Hill, -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
Pamphlets inspire colonists to become patriots and a quote from one of his writings says "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
The British surrender Boston after having a large disadvantage giving America victory with zero shots fired. -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debates on declaring indepence, Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the document. -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
All thirteen colonies voted yes, they wanted independence, to be separated from Britain -
The Declaration of Independence is signed!
