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General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming..." -
Battles of Lexington
- 1st battle of American Revolutionary War
- "shot heard round the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- British wins Battle of Concord
- Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
- American wins -
- Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
- American victory
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Printed money
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rightss
- King hires 30000 Hessian's Soldiers in response -
- Fought on Breed's hill map
- "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 and need discipline
Needs weapons -
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 and weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
British retreat - Americans win -
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence -
Fireworks