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The british are coming!!!
On this night Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescot rode out to tell the towns people that 700 british troops were heading to concord. -
let the revolution begins!
the redcotes reached Lexington, Massachussets 5 miles from concord. As they drew near, they saw 70 minute men in lines before the town green.The british commander then orderded the Minutemen to put down there guns. As they did this a shot was fired! and all the british men fired! eight minutemen killed and 10 wounded. -
Second continental congress
Colonial leaders gathered for the second continental congress in Philadelphia. Here they debated about if they should go with trying to become independent or fix the problems that they had with Britian. They came to a agreement that the colonial milita as the Continental army and made George Washington the commander -
Battle of Bunker hill
British general sent 2,400 British soldiers up the hill! the Colonist waited for thr right moment and started down the hill and shot down many of the redcoats to the point where they began to retreat. The Colonist only lost 450 men while the British lost 1,000 -
Olive petition
This petition was sent to King George to make peacwe and to come to a agreement but KIng George completely rejected the idea and now saw the Colonist as rebels and was against them. -
Common sense
a pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine was 50 pages and mocked king George and his monarchy. -
Declarafion
On this very famous date the delegates voted and decided that the american colones were free and adopted the Declaration of independence, and with this declared there freedom from britian. They knew that it wasnt going to be easy and that they were going to have to fight for it. -
Across the Delaware
On this trip across the Delaware river George Washington risked everything. He led his men, 2,400 of them across this ice chocked river on christmas night. There objective was to get Trenton, New Jersey -
Across the Delaware
On this christmas night George Washington led 2,400 men across the ice chocked Delaware river. There maim objective was to get to Trenton, New Jersey.
Once they got to Trenton they were able group of mercenaries! in a surprise attack! -
british surrender at Yorktown
here the British were surrounded the Colonist. There were 17,000 of them WOW. Cornwalis SURRENDERD the world was shocked as the americans defeated the british.
