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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 -
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way
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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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Battle of Lexington:
1st battle of American Revolutionary War
"Shot heard round the world"- Ralph Waldo Emerson
British Victory
Battle of Concord:
Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
American Victory -
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American Victory -
Decided to print own money
Set up a 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 response -
Fought 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 -
Realizes men are disorganized and needs discipline
Needs weapons -
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." -Thomas Pain, Common Sense -
Ready when weapons arrive
Puts Cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
British retreat- American win -
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence
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