Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

Second Continental Congress meet

May 10, 1755

• Print Money
• set up post office
• created Continental army led by George Washington
• sent olive branch asking king to protect there rights
• king hires 30,000 Hessian soldiers in response

Conventional Congress meets Meets

Sep 5, 1774

1. All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
2. Voted to send a "statement of grievances" Parliament and the King.
   
3. Voted to boycott the British trade
4. Patrick Henry - VA. rep. urged the colonies to unite together against Great Britain

1,000 Redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage leads 1,000 British soldiers into Boston with more on the way

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty to warn them in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming"

Battles of Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

1. Battles of Lexington
2. 1st Battle of America Revolutionary War -"shot heard round the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson -BRITISH Victory
3. Battle of Concord
4. Americas Stop British and force them to Retreat back to Boston
5. American Victory

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

1. Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
2. Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
3. American Victory

Battle at Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

1. fought on Breeds Hill
2. "Don't fire until you see the white of there eyes" - William Prescott
3. British Victory (Americans ran out of ammo) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy

Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

• Realizes mean are disorganized and need
• needs weapons

"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

• pamphlet inspires more colonist 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 Paine, Common Sense

British Surrender Boston

Mar 17, 1776

• Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
• Washington puts cannon overlooking Boston
• British retreat - American Victory

Second Continental congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

• Debate on declaring independence
• Thomas Jefferson is primary author of the document

Second Continental congress votes for independence

Jul 2, 1776

The Declaration of Independence is signed!!

Jul 4, 1776