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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 -
100'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 riders yo warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming...The British are coming.." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
-Battle of Lexington
-"shot heard around the world"- Ralph Waldo Emerson
-1st battle of the american revolutionary war
-British Victory
- Battle of concord-
-Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to
Boston
-American Victory:) -
Second Continental Congress
- Print $$$
- Set up Post Office
- Create Continental Army led by George Washington
- Sent olive branch asking King to protect their rights - King hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in response
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battle of Bunker Hill
-fought on breeds hill
"Dont fire unless you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
-British Victory- Defeating the Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on outskirt of Boston with Continental troops
- Men are disorganized and need discipline -needs weapons
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"common Sence" 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 sence. -
British surrender Boston
-George Washington believe his army is ready
-He puts canons overlooking Boston
-american victory -
Second continental congress meet again
-Debate begins for independence
-- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the decoration -
Second Continental Congress votes for indepences
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The decoration of independence is signed