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Road To Independence

By stu.cochranj@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • First Continental Congress Meets

    First Continental Congress Meets
    • All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
    • Voted to send a "statement of grievances."
    • Voted to Boycott all British Trade.
    • Patrick Henry is the Virginia REP. urged colonists to unite against Britain.

  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    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

    Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
    Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord the the "British are coming... The British are coming."

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    • Battle of Lexington
      --1st battle of American Revolutionary War
      --"shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo
      --Emerson
      --British Victory
    • Battle of Concord
      --Americans stop British and force them to retreat
      back to Boston
      --AMERICAN Victory

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    • Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
    • Get all the supplies in the fort including cannons
    • AMERICAN Victory

  • Second Continental Congress Meet

    Second Continental Congress Meet
    • Print money
    • Set up post office
    • Created Continental Army led by George Washington
    • Set Olive Branch asking the king to protect their rights
      • King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    • Fought on Breed's Hill
    • "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Scott
    • BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy

  • Washington Arrives on Outskirts of Boston With Continental Troops

    Washington Arrives on Outskirts of Boston With Continental Troops
    • Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
    • Needed weapons

  • "Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine

    "Common Sense" Published by Thomas Paine
    • 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 PAINE` -Thomas Part (Common Sense)

  • British Surrender Boston

    British Surrender Boston
    • Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
    • Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
    • British retreat - AMERICAN Victory

  • Second Continental Congress Meet Again

    Second Continental Congress Meet Again
    • Debate on declaring independence
    • Thomas Jefferson is the prime author of the document

  • Second Continental Congress Votes for Independence

    Second Continental Congress Votes for Independence
    • All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed

    The Declaration of Independence is signed