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contenital congress meats
- all colonies but Georgia has representatives
- voted to send a "statement of grieves" *voted to boycott all British trade
- Patrick Henry
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british surrender boston
- Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannon on dorchester heights overlooking Boston
- american victory
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1000 of redcoats in Boston
general Gage send over a thousand troops to Boston -
battle of Lexington & concord
battle of Lexington
* 1st battle of america revolutionary war
*"shot heard around the world" Ralph waldo Emerson
*British victory concord
*american victory -
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
- print $$$$$$
- set up post office
- created continental army led by George Washington
- sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights
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battle at bunker hill
- fought on breeds hill *"dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes" William Prescott *British victory teaching the British this isn't easy
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Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
- realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
- need weapons
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"common sense" published by thomas paine
- pamphlets inspire more colonist to become patriots
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second contentinaltal congress meets again
- debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the declaration of independence
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the declaration of independence is sighned
