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Fought on Greed's hill map
"Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes"-william Prescott
British Victory(Amermaica ran out of ammounition) Britsh learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
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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... 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
-America victory -
Benedict Arnold &Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American Victory -
*Print$$$$
*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 response -
*Realizes men are disorganized & in need of discipline
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*pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
*"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the stain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART'
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*Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
*BRITISH retreats
-American Victory -
*Debate on declaring independence.
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*All 13 colonies vote YES on the decloration of indepentence
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