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All the colonies had representatives at the continental congress besides Georgia. The continental congress voted to send a statement of grievances and to boycott all the British trade. Patrick Henry tried to unite colonists against Britain. -
General Gage and thousands of red coats go to Boston with more coming. -
riding to lexington and concord to warn the son's of liberty is paul revere saing," British are coming the british are coming." -
The battle of lexington was the first revolutionary war in amarica, ralph waldo emerson said,"shots heard around the world." It was a british win. concord, the british retreat to boston after losing to america. -
Fort Iiconderoga was a British out post with supplies. Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capturered Frort Tinconderoga. They took their gun,ammo,and a cannons. It was a American victory. -
At the second Continental Congress meeting they desided to set up a post office and to print money. They also created a Army led by George Washington call the continental Army and desided to send an olive branch to the king asking him to pretect their rights. In responce the king hired 30,000 Hessians Soldiers. -
A battle on Breeds Hill happened on june 16, 1775. It was a american out post. William prescott said "Don't fire till you see the white of their eyes." Sadly It was a British voctory because the Americans ran out of ammunitions, but the british learned that defeating the americans would be a tough task at hand. -
George Washington realized that these men he was with were not army men they were just commoner's wanting to fight they need disipline. He also realized that they need more supplies. -
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that inspired the colonist to be patriots. It said, " Every thing is right or reasonable pleads of separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries,' TIS TIME TO PART," by Thomas paine, Common Sense. -
Washington with new supplies and well disciplined men went to dorchester with cannons ready over looking boston. The British desided to reatreat out of boston it was a American victory. -
At the Continental Congress there was debate about wheather to declare independence or not. so they wrote a document wich it's main wrighter was Thomas Jefferson. -
All of the 13 original states voted yes for declaring independence from Bitain. -
the document for independence called the declaration of Independence was signed.