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-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.." -
Battle of Lexington-
- 1st battle of the American Revolutionary War
-"Shot heard around the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
-BRITISH Victory Battle of Concord- Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
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-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort -Get all supplies in the fort including cannons -AMERICAN victory -
-Print $$$
-Set up a post office
-Created Continental Army led by George Washington
-Sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect thier rights
-King hires 30,00 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
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-Realizes men are disorganized need discipline
-Need weapons -
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
-voted to send "statement of grievances"
-Voted to Boycott all British Trade
-Patrick Henry- VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain -
-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
-"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine, Common Sense -
-Washington believes his army is ready weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
-BRITISH retreat-AMERICAN Victory -
-Debate in declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
-All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence -
