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Continental Congress Meets
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
- Voted to send a " statement of Grievance"
-Voted to boycott all British trade
-Patrick Henry-VA rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain -
1000s of redcoat in Boston
-General Gage brings thousands of british soliders to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
- Paul Revere ride to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and concord that the " British are coming... the British are coming"
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Battle of lexington & Concord
- battle of Lexington
- first battle of American revolutionary war
- Shot heard around the world- Ralph waldo Emerson
-British won -Battle of concord\- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to boston -AMERICAN VICTORY
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- get all the supplies in the fort including cannons
- AMERICAN victory
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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 Soldiers in response
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Battle of Bunker Hill
- Fought on breeds hill
- "Don't Fire until you see the wait in their eye"-William Prescott British win:( (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy
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Washington Arrives on outskirts of Boston With Continental troops
-realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
-Need weapons -
"common sense" published by Thomas Paine
- Pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots -" Everthing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries "TIS TIME TO PART" - Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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British surrender Boston
-Washington belives his army is ready and 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 vote for independence
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The declaration of independence is signed
MERICA
