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road to revolution 5.3 and 5.4
continental congress meets-
-all colonies but Georgia has representation
-voted to send a statement of complainants
-voted to boycott all British trade -
secong continential congress meet
second continental congress meet-
- print money
-set up post office
- created continential army led by gorge washington
-sent olive branch pention asking king gorge the third to protect their rights
- king hired 30,000 hessian soldiers in response -
washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continential troops
-realizes men are disorginized and need disipline
-need more weapons -
"common scence" published by thomas paine
-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
- everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. the blood the slain the weeping voice of nature cries "ITS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine Common Scenes. -
british surrender boston
-Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrived
-Washington puts cannon on dorchester heights overlooking boston
-british retreat - american victory -
second continential congress votes for independence
- all 13 colonies vote yes for declaring independence -
the declaration of independence is sighed!!!!!!!
