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Continental Congress meets
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 unit against British -
1,000's of redcoats on Boston
general Gagee 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 in Lexington and concord that the British are coming... The British are coming ...'' -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington
-1st battle of american revolutionary war
-''shot heard round the world'' -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- BRITISH Victory
- battle of concord
american stop british and force them to retreat back to boston american victory -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
needs weapons -
british surrender boston
Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
British retreat - american victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is a primary author of the document -
The Declaration of Independence is signed
"FIRE WORKS"