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Continental Congress meets
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 Britain -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldires to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paule Revere rides to war the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming .... the British are coming..." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
BAttle of Lexington was the 1st battle of the American Revolutionary War, "The shot heard around the world"- ERalph Waldo Emerson, The British won this battle.
British victory
Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
AMERICAN victory -
Second Continental Congress Meet
Print $$$$
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking Kid to protect their rights
- king hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Faught on Breed's Hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" _ William Prescott
BRITISH victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy . -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
"common sense" published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART." —from Common Sense, 1776 -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes 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 votes for Independence
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The Declaration Of Independence Is Signed !