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First Continental Congress Meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representative
- Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
- Voted to Boycott all British Trade
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BIrtish Surrender Boston
- Washington believes his armoy is read & weapons arrive.
- Washington puts cannons of Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
- British retreat - American Victory
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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.
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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.
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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
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the Fort.
- Get all supplies in the For including cannons
- American Victory
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The second Continental Congress meeting
- They took steps like, printing printing there own money.
- Begin handling natives.
- Pos office for mail.
- Created a continental army lead by George Washington
- 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 (americans ran out of ammo) BRitish learn Defeating americans would NOT be asy.
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Washington Arrives on outskirts of BOston Wontienal troops
- Realizing men are disorganized & need discipline.
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"Common Sense" Published by Thomas PAine
- Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots. -
- "EVerything is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slains, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART'" - Thomas Paine, common Sense
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Second Contianal Congress meet again
- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas JEfferson is the primary author of the document .
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Seconds Continental congress votes for Independence
- All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence
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Declaration of Independence is signed
Fireworks to celebrate