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Boston Tea Party
Members of Sons of Liberly Dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress meets
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 -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort.
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.
AMERICAN Victory. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be esey -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
need weapons -
"Common sense" published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. the blood of the slain, '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 -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author pf the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for In
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the Declaration of independence
