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Continental Congress Meets
voted on 2 things
1.voted to send a "statement of grievances"
2. voted to Boycott all British Trade -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
-General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
-Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of liberty that the "British are coming... The British are coming. -
Battles of Lexington Concord
Lexington
1, battle of America Revolutionary war "Short heard round the world "Ralph Waldo
-British Victory
Battle of concord
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
-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
-Crated continental Army led by George Washington
-Sent Olive Branch asking king to protect their rights -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-fought on Breeds's Hill
-"Don;t fire until you see the whites of their eyes" William Prescott
-British Victory -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
-Realizes men are disorganized + need discipline
-Need weapons -
British Surrender Boston
- Washington believes his army is ready + weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Rochester Heights overlooking
-British retreat - American Victory
- Washington believes his army is ready + weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Rochester Heights overlooking
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"Common sense" Published by Thomas Paine
-Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patrioits
-Everything that is right or reasonalde pleads for separation -
Second Continental Congress meet again
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas vefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
-All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring indepen -
The Declaration of Independence is signed
