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Continental Congress Meets.
- All Colonies but Georgia have representatives.
- Voted to send a "statement of grievances."
- Voted to boycott all British trade.
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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 around 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 of their supplies in the fort including cannons.
- AMERICAN Victory.
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen Capture the fort.
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Second Continental congress Meet.
- Print $$$.
- Set up post office.
- Created Continental Army led by George Washinton.
- Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights. -King hires 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response.
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Battle of Bunker Hill.
- Fought on Breed's Hill.
- " Don't fire until you see the Whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
- BRITISH Victory (Americas ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating the Americans would NOT be easy.
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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" - Thoman Paine, Common Sense.
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British Surrender Boston.
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive.
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
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Second Continental congress Meet again.
- Debate on declaring independence. -Thomas Jefferson will be the main author of the declaration.
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Second Continental congress Votes for independence
All colonies vote yes -
The deceleration of independence is signed.