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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 -
1,000’s of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort -Get all supplies in the including cannons -AMERICAN Victory -
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Second Continental Congress meet
- print $$$$
- Set up post Office -Created Continental Army led by George Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their response
- King hires 30,000 Hessian's Soldiers in response
- King hires 30,000 Hessian's Soldiers in response
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Battle of Bunker Hill
- fought on Breed's Hill
- "Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
- BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy
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"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." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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Second Continental Congress meet again
- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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Second Continental Congress Votes Fore Independents
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The Declaration of Independence Is Singed