Road to revolution

By madylins

  • Continental Congress meets

    -All colonist but Georgia have representatives
    -Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
    -Voted to Boycott all British Trade

    -Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonist 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

  • 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 -
      • 1st battle of American Revolutionary War
      • "Shot heard round 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 Allen capture the fort
    • Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
    - American victory

  • 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 30,000 hessian's soldiers in response

  • Battle of bunker hll

    • Fought on Breeds hill
    • "Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes"- William Prescott
    • British VICTORY (american ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops

    • Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
    - Needs 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, the 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 again

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

  • second continental congress votes for independence

  • The declaration of independence is sighed