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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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General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way,
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Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the 'British are coming...the British are coming..'
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Battle of Lexington,!st battle of the 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
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Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
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They print there own money,setup their own post office,Created Continental Army led by George Washington, Sent Olive Branch asking the king to protect their rights.Then the kings hires 30000 hessian Soldiers in response,
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Fought on Breed's hill,Don;t Fire until you see the whites of their eyes.British learns that it wont be an easy to win against the colonists.
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Realizes men are not disorganized and need discipline, And they need more weapons
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pamphlets inspires more colonists to become patriots,Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads separation,The blood of the slain,the weeping voices of nature cries tis time to part,-thomas Paine,common sense.
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Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive,Washington puts cannons on Orchestrate heights overlooking Boston.
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Debate on declaring independence,Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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