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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 unite against Britain -
1,000 of Redcoats in Boston
-General Gage brings thousands of Britain soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
-Paul Revere rides to 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 American Revolutionary war
- shot heard round the world -Ralph Waldo Emerson
-British Victory
-Battle of concord - Americans stop British force them to retreat back to Boston
-American victory -
capture of fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- get supplies in the fort including cannons
-AMERICAN victory -
second continental congrass meet
-Print $$$$
- set up post office
- created continental army led by gorge 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 untill you see the whites of their eyes william prescott
- British victory americans ran out of ammunition british learn defeting amaricans would not be easy -
Washington arrives outskirts of boston with continental troops
- realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
- need weapons
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'common sense ' published by thomas paine
- pamphlet inspires more colonist 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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british surrender boston
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
-Washington put cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
- British retreat - american victory -
second continental congress meet again
-Debate on declaring independance
- Thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second continental congrass votes for indepandence
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the delaration of independence is signed