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The First Continental Congress
- Every colony but Georgia have represenatatives.
- they voted on sending a "statement of grievances"
- voted on boycotting all British trade
- patrick henry-VA representative wanted colonists to unite against Britian
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1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
-malitia-supplying their own weapons
- fighting begins
- general Gage brinsg thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul revere
-Dr Joseph Warren walked through Boston
- The minutemen were about to give in to the redcoats
- Revere and dawes rode to lexington
- Samuel Adams was ready to fight
- 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
- 70 minutemen waiting when redcoats approached
- 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
- many possesions and dealing with Boston
- the battle has begun
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-arnold became a traitor to the patriot cause
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- get all supplies in the fort including cannons - American Victory -
Second Continetal Congress Meet
-the british could not address their complaints-the greatest leaders in colonies, John and Samuel Adams,Patrick Henry,Ricard Henry Lee, andGeorge Washington -John is rebelous-Samuel is the proper leader-John Hancock of massachuetts was a wealthy merchant-print $-set up post office-created continental army led by George Washington-the delgates chose hancock to be president of the second congress-sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights-king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in repsonse -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-fought on breed's hill
- 'dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
- British Victory-americans ran out of ammunition-
-British learn defeating Americans would not be easy
- lots of smuggling is happening
- trying to protect their own wealth and self
- The british lost more than 1,000 troops-dead and wounded
- the patriots were determined to support the war
- it was a civil war-patriots against Loyalists -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Contintental troops
-men are disorganized & need discipline
- need weapons
-board ships -
"Common sense" publsihed by Thomas Paine
-pamphlet inspires more colonist to be a patriot -"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, -
British Surrender Boston
-washington belives his army is ready & weapons arrive
-washing puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
-surrendered Boston but the war hasn't started yet
-british retreat to a american victory
patrick henry forced to join -
Second Continetal Congress meet again
-debate on declaring independence
-thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document
- georgia is becoming the dominate colony
- washington did not drive them -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
-all 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence
-12 colonies voted for independence New york did not -john hancock signed it first -
The Declaration of Independence is signed!
-treason