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- All colonies but Georgia have representatives
- Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
- Voted to Boycott all British Trade
- Patrick Henery - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain
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General Gage bring 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 the American Revolution
- "Shot hear around the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- British victory
Battle of Concord
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
American victory -
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
- AMERICAN VICTORY
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- Print $$$$
- Set up post office
- Created Continental Army led by George Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights
- King hires 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response
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- Fought on Breed's Hill
- "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 & need discipline
- Need weapons
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- Pamphlet inspires 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 & 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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YAY INDEPENDENCE