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Continental Congress meets
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
-Voted to sen a "statement of grievances"
-Voted to Boycott all British Trade
-Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston witrh 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-
-First 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
-create continental Army led by George wahington
-sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Fought on Breed's Hill
-"Don't 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 Pain
-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patrriots
-"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 -
British surrender Boston
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
-BRITSH retreat-AERICAN 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
-everyone votes yes -
The declaration of independence is signed!