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Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
- general Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
- all colonies but georgia have representatives
- voted to send a "statement of grievances"
- voted to boycott all British trade
- Patrick Henry- VA rep. urged colonies to unite against britan
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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 if 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 -
benedict arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
get all supplies in the for including cannons
AMERICAN victory -
Print $$$$
Set up a post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
- King hires 30,00 Hessian's soldiers in response -
Fought on breed's Hill map
"Don't fire until you see the white for their eyes"- William Prescott
BRITISH victory ( Americans ran out of ammunition ) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
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pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of 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 cannon on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
Debate on declaring in dependence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence