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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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- All colonies but Georgia have representatives
- Voted to send a "statement of grievances" 3.Voted to Boycott all British Trade 4.Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain.
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General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers t Boston with more on the way.
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-1st Battle of America Revolutionary War
- "shot heard round the world"- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- British Victory
- Battle o concord-
- Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston
- AMERICAN Victory -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
- Print $$$$
- Set up there own Post office
- Created Continental Army led by George Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights
- King Hires 30,000 Hessian soldiers and sends them to America
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Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-Wiliam Prescott
British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
- Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
- Need weapons
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- pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
- Everything 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
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- Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston American Victory
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- debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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