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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 Britain
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1,000 of Redcoats In Boston
- General Gage Brings thousands of British soldier to Boston with more on the way.
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Midnight ride of Paul Revere
- Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and concord that the " The British are coming..... The British are coming"
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Battles of Lexington & 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
- Battle of Lexington-
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Capture of fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen Capture The Fort
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
- American Victory
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second continental congress meet
- Print $$$
- set up post office
- crested continental army led by George Washington
- sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights
- king hires 30,000 hessian soldiers in response
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Battle of Bunker Hill
- fought on breed's hill
- Don't fire until you see the whites of there eyes- William Prescott
- BRITISH victory ( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy
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Washington arrived on outskirt of Boston with continental troops
- Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
- need more weapons
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common sense published by Thomas Paine
- pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
- every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, TIS TIME TO PART " - Thomas Pain
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British Surrender Boston
- Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
- Washington puts canons on dorchester heights overlooking Boston
- British retreat _ american victory
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second continental congress meet 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
