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Continental congress
-All colonies but Georgia has representatives
-voted to send a "statement of grievances"
-voted to Boycott all British Trade -
1,000's 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..." -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
need weapons -
"common Senses" published by Thomas Pain
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Everything that is right or reasonable. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries,"ITS TIME TO PART"-Thomas Paine, common Sense -
Second Continental congress meet again
Debate on declaring Independence Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for independence
All 13 colonies voted YES on declaring independence -
The Declaration of Independence is signed
