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Continental Congress Meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representatives -Voted to send a "statement of grievances -Boted to boycott all british Trade Patrik Henry- VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britian.
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1,000's of Redcoast in Boston
General Gage brings thousands british soldiers 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 & Concord
Battle of Lexington -
-1 st battle of American Revolutionary War
"shot heard around the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- BRITISH Victory
- Battle of Concord
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
- AMERICAN Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Aleen 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
-Created continental Army led by george washington
-sent Olive Branch asking king to protect their rights
-king hires 3000 hessians Soldiers in response. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
- Fought on Breeds 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 arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realized men are disorganized & need discipline
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"Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine
-Pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
-"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice od nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine, Common sense -
British surrender Boston
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive.
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
-British retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the primary author of the document. -
Second Continental Congress votes for independence
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The Declaration of independence is signed!
