Road to Revolution 5.3 and 5.4

midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 5, 1175

Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that "The British are coming...The British are coming.."

Continental Congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

1. All colonies but Georgia have representatives
2. 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.

1,000's of red coats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers t Boston with more on the way.

Battles of Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

-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

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory

Second Continental Congress meet

May 10, 1775

• 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
  

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

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.

Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

• Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
• Need weapons

Common Sense published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

• 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
  

British Surrender Boston

Mar 17, 1776

• Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
• Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston American Victory

Second Continental Congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

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

Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

Jul 2, 1776

The Declaration of Independence is signed!

Jul 4, 1776