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Continental Congress Meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives. Voted to send a "statement of grievances". Voted a 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. -
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 " -
Battle 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
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Second Continental Congress meet
~ Print $$$
~ Set up a post office
~ Created Continental Army led by Goerge Washington
~ Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
~ King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
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 to defeat Americans would not easy. -
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
~ " 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
~ Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
~ Washinton put 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
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The Declaration of Independence is signed!
