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Continental Congress Meets
55 delegates; representatives from each colony except for Georgia.
Voted to send a "statment of grievances"
Voted to Boycott all British trade
Patrick Henry-VA rep urged colonists to unite against Britian -
1,000'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 rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming," -
Battle of Lexington and 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 and force them to retreat back to Boston
-AMERICAN Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
-Print $$$$
-Set up a Post Office
-Create Continent Army led by George Washington
-Send Olive Branch to King to protect their rights.
-King hires 30,000 Hessian soldiers to response -
Second Continental Congress meets again
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Fought on Breed's Hill
-"Don't fire until you see the white's of their eyes"- William Prescott
-BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
-Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
-Need weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
-"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, TIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine, Commen Sense -
British Surrender Boston
-Washington believed his army is ready and weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester
-Heights overlooking boston
-BRITISH retreat_AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress vote on Declaring Independence
-All 15 colonies vote YES on declaring independence -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed!
