Road to revolution 5.3&5.4

By sarahvollmann

  • continental congress meets

    -All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
    -Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
    -Voted to boycott all British trade.
    -Patrick Henry- VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain.

  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston.

    -General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers 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.."

  • Battles of Lexington & Concord.

    **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.

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga.

    -Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort.
    -Get all the supplies in the fort including cannons.
    -AMERICAN Victory.

  • Second Continental Congress meet.

    ~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 Hessian's soldiers in response.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    -Fought on Breed's Hill
    -BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out or ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops.

    ~Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline.
    ~Need weapons.

  • "Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

    ~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.

  • British Surrender Boston.

    Washington believes his army is ready and his weapons arrive
    Washington puts cannons on dorchesters 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 votes for Independence.

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed!