road to revolution timeline

By Alexis_Clark01

  • congress meets

    All of the colonies except georgia have representative
    they all voted to send a message and it said “statement of grievances”
    they voted to boycott all of the british trade that was happening
    Patrick henry also made colonist unite against britain

  • redcoats in boston

    The General Gage had thousands of British soldiers to Boston and had many more on the way.
    Paul rode 20 miles to tell the sons of liberty that were in lexington and also in concord that the british were coming.

  • battle of concord

    Americans stop british and force them to retreat back to boston

  • Capture of fort ticonderoga

    Benedict arnold and ethan allen captured the fort
    the got all supplies in the fort including the cannons
    and we had an AMERICAN victory

  • Second continental congress meet

    we print money , set up the post office, created continental army that was led by george washinton.
    we sent the olive branch asking king to protect their rights
    and then the king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in response to help fight

  • Battle of bunker hill

    they fought on breed's hill map
    william prescott said “Don't fire until you see the whites of their eye”
    British victory but the americans ran out of ammunition
    The British learned defeating the Americans would not be easy.

  • Washinton arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops

    Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline (they need trained to follow orders)
    the needed weapons

  • British surrender boston

    Washington believes his army is ready and the weapons arrive
    Washington put cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
    March 17 1776

  • Second continental congress meet again

    Debate on declaring independence
    Thomas jefferson was found to be the primary author of the document

  • Second continental congress votes for independence

    All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence
    July 2 1776

  • The declaration of independence is signed

    The declaration of independence was signed

  • Common sense published by thomas paine

    Pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
    Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood slains and the weeping voices of nature cries, “tis time to part”- said thomas paine, and that is now common sense

  • battle of lexington

    1st battle of american rev war
    “Shot heard round the world” said ralph waldo emerson
    BRITISH victory