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boston tea party
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first continental congress meet
all colonies but georgia have representatives voted to send a ''statement of grievances voted to boycott all british trade patrick henry-va rep. urged colonists to unite against brit -
1,000 redcoats in boston
general gage brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with more on the way. -
battels of lexington & concord
- 1st battle of american revolutionary war
- shot heard round the world - ralph waldo -british of concord 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 fort including cannons -american victory
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second continental congress meet
- prints money
- set up post office
- created continental army led by George Washington
- sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in reponse
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battle of bunker hill
- fought on breed's hill map
- don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - william prescott -british victory americans ran out of ammuition) british learn befeating americans would not be easy.
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washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops
- realizes men are disorganized & need discipline -
british surrender boston
washington be -
second continental congress meet again
debate on declaring independence -
second continental congress voted
-all 13 colonies voted yes on declaring -
the declaration of independence is signed
fireworks