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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 Britian.
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British surrender Boston
- Washington believes is army and weapons arrive.
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston.
- BRITISH retreat - American Victory
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1,000 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..." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington
- 1st battle of American Rovolutionary 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 Allen capture the fort.
-Get all supplies in the forest including cannons.
-American Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
- Prints $
- Set up post office
- Created continental Amry 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 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. -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental Troops
- Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
- Needs weapons
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"Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine
- Pamphlet inspires more colonists 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 sense.
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Second Continental Congress meets again
- Debate on declaring independence.
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document.
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Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
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The Declaration of Independence is signed!
