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Continental congress meets
-all colonies but Georgia have representatives
-vote to send a settlement of grievances
-voted to boycott the British trade
-Patrick Henry VA rep. -
1000s of Redcoats in Boston
general Gage brings thousands of British solders to Boston with more on the way -
midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord
that the "British are coming... the British are coming" -
second Continental Congress meet
-print money
-set up a post office
-create continental army led by gorge washing ton
-sent olive branch asking the king to protect there rights
-king hires 30,000 Hessian solider in response -
capture of fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
-get all supplies in there fort including cannons
-American victory -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Battle of bunker hill
-fought on breeds hill
-"don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -William Prescott
-British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defending america would NOT be easy -
Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with continental troops
-Realizes the man are disorganized and need discipline
-need weapons -
''common scenes'' published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
''everything right or reasonable pleads for separation the blood of the slain the weeping voices of nature cries tis time to part'' -
British surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on orchestrate heights overlooking Boston
British retreat american victory -
second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring Independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second continental congress vote for independence
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the declaration of independence is signed
