road to revolution

By stu.boyerl@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • 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

  • decleration of independence is signed

  • the capture of the fort tigoronda