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Continental congress meets
-all colonies but georgia has represntitives
-voted to send a "statement of grievances"
-voted to boycott all british trade -
1,000's of red coats 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 america 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 -
capture of fort ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allan capture the fort at night
-Americans capture much needed supplies and ammunition in the fort including cannons -
second contentail congress meets
-print money
-set up post office
-created contenentail army led by george washington
-sent olive branch petition asking king george lll to protect there rights
-king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in response -
Battle of bunker hill
-fought on breeds hill
-"dont fire until you see the whites of there eyes"-william prescott
-BRITISH victory (americans ran out of ammunition)British learn deafeating americans would not be easy -
washington arrives on the outskirts of boston with continetial troops
-realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
-need weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
-Pamphlet inspires more colonists to beacome patrots
-"Everthing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation.The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries,'TIS IS TIME TO PART"-Thomas Paine, common sense -
British surrender Boston
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
-BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
second continental congress meets again
-Debate on declareing independence from Great Britan
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second contenentail congress votes for Independence
-all 13 colonies vote YES on declaring Independence -
The delaration of independance
