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First Continental Congress meeting
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
-vote to send the British a "statement of grievances" and boycott all British trade
-Patrick Henry,VA rep, urged colonists to unite against Britain -
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 in Lexington and Concord that the "Redcoats are coming... The Redcoats are coming.." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
-Battle of Lexington-
-1st battle of American Revolutionary War
-"Shot heard round the world"
-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
American Victory with zero shots fired -
Second Continental Congress meet
They started a post office
Started to print money
Created the Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-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 -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental
Realizes men are disorganized need discipline
Need weapons -
"Common sense" published by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, tis Time to part -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights
British retreat- American Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debated on declaring Independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress Votes for independence
All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring Independence -
The Declaration of independence is signed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!