Road to Revolution 5-3 5-4

By jakeyeye21

  • Continental congress meets

    all coloneses but georgia have representatives then they vote to send a statement of grievances
    vote to boycott all british goods
    patrick henry to unite against great britain

  • 1000 of redcoats in boston

    general gage brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with more on the way

  • midnight ride of Paul revere

    to warn the sons of liberty in lexington and concord the british are coming

  • Battle of lexington and concord

    the battle of lexington
    -1st battle of american revolutionary war
    -shot heard round the world
    -british victory
    Battle of concord
    -americans stop

  • Capture of fort ticonderoga

    benefit of the americans for guns and weapons
    american victory

  • second continental congress meat

    -print money
    set up post office
    created contanantal army led by gerorge wasshington
    sent olive branch aking the king to protect there rights

  • Battle of bunker hill

    fought on breeds hill
    dont fire untill you see the whites of there eyes
    british victory americans lost because loss of ammo

  • Washington arrives on the outskirts of boston with continental troops

    relises men are disorgonised and need discipline
    also need wepons

  • "common sense" published by Tomas Paine

    pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
    everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the stain the weeping voice of nature cries its time to part

  • british surender boston

    washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
    washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
    british retreat - american victory

  • second colonental congress meet again

    debate on declaring independence
    Thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document

  • second colonental congress votes for independence

  • The declaration of idependance is signed