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meeting of the Continental congress
-all colonies but Georgia have representatives
-voted to send a statment of grivencess
-voted to boycott all british trade
-patrick henery urged colonist to unite with british -
1,000 red coats in boston
general gage brings thousands of red coats to boston with more on the way -
midnight ride of paul revere
paul revere rides t owarn the son of liberty in lexington and concord the british r coming -
battle of lexington and concord
-battle of lexington
-1st battle in american revolutionary war
-shot heard round the world -british victory -
second contonental congress meet
paid
set up post office
created contonentail army led by gw
sent oliver to ask the king to protect there rights
king hires 30000 hessians -
battle of bunker hill
faught at breeds hill
dont fire till u see the whites of there eyes
the british won because americans ran out of ammo -
Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with continental troops
realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
need wepons -
thomas paine published a noval called comman sense
pamplet inspires more colonist to become patriots -
british surrender boston
washington belives his army is ready and weapons arrive
washington puts cannons on hill overlooking boston
america wins -
second contonentail congress meet again
debate on declaring independence
thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second cononentail congress votes for independence
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decleration of independence is signed
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the capture of the fort tigoronda