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- Realizes the men are disorganized and need discipline.
- Need Weapons
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All Colonies but Georgia have representative. Voted to send a "Statement of Grievances." Voted to Boycott all British Trade. Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain -
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... The British are coming." -
- 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
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- Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen capture the fort.
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.
- American Victory!
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- Print Money
- Set up post office
- Created Continental Army led by George Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights.
- King hires 30,000 hessians Soldiers in Responce.
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- Fought on Breed's Hill -"Don't fire until you see the white in their eyes" William Prescott
- British Victory. (Americans ran out of Ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy!
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- Pamphlet inspired 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" - Thomas Paine, Common Sense.
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- Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive. -Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
- BRITISH retreat - American Victory.
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- Debate on declaring independence.
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document.
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- All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence.
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WOOHOOOOO!!