Road to Revolution

By Stu.hatchettd@Mishawaka.k12.in.us
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    First continental congress meets

    All colonies but Georgia have representitives voted to send a statement of greivience voted to boycott all British trade patrick henry - VA rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain
  • 1,000's of Redcoats in boston
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    1,000's of Redcoats in boston

    General Gage thousands of British soldiers to British with more on the way

  • Boston tea party

    members of sons of libierty dump over 340 chest of tea
    in boston harbor

  • midnight ride of paul revere

    paul revere ride to warn the sons of liberity in lexington and concord that the britsh are coming the britsh are coming

  • second continetal congress meet

    Print $$$ set up post office created continetal congress army led by george washinton

  • Battle of bunker hill

    fought hill map dont fire unitl you see whites of their eyes

  • washinton arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops

    Real men are disogranized & need discipline need weapons

  • common sense " published by Thomas paine

    pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for respireation / the blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, TIS TIME TO PART - Thomas pain "common sense"

  • british surrender boston

    washington belivese his army is ready weapons arrive washington puts cannons on dorchester
    heights overlooking boston British retreat - AMERICAN history

  • second continental congress meets again

    debate on declaring independance Thomas Jefferson is the primary aurhor of the document

  • second continetal congress votes for independence

    all 13 colonist vote yes on declaring
    independence

  • The declaration of independence is signed