road to revolution

By glennphillips

  • continental congress meets

    • All colonies but Georgia has representatives
    • Voted to send a"statement of grievances"
    • Voted to Boycott all British Trade

  • 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... Americans capture much needed supplies and ammintion in the fort including cannons American Victory

  • Second Conitental Congress meet

    print money (change from British pounds to american dollars) -Set up post office -Created Continental Army led by George Washington -Sent Olive Branch Petition asking King George ||| to protect their rights - King hires 30.000 Hessians Soldiers in responses

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Fought on Breed's Hill
    "Don' Fire until u see the whites of their eyes"- William 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

    Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline. - In need of weapons.

  • "Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

    • Pamphlet inspires more colonist become patriots\ -"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain. the weeping voice of nature cries. 'TS TME TO PART"-Thomas Paine. Common

  • British Surrender Boston

    Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive. - Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston. - BRTSH retreat. AMERICAN victory

  • Second Continental Congress meet again

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