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battle of Lexington
--1st battle of american revolutionary war
--"shot heard round the world" - Ralph waldo Emerson
--British victory
battle of concord
--American stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
-- AMERICAN VICTORY -
--All colonies have representatives except Georgia
-- Voted to Boycott all British trade and send a "statement of grievances "
--Patrick Henry-- VA rep.urged colonists to unite against Britain -
general gabe brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with still more on the way
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he goes to worn people in Lexington and says the "British our coming the British our coming"
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--Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
-- get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-- AMERICAN Victory -
fought on breeds hill
don fire until you see the whites of there eye -- William Prescott BRITISH VICTORY (american ran out of ammunition ) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
need weapons -
- 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." —from Common Sense, 1776 *
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Washington believe his army is ready and weapons arrive
Washington puts cannon on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory -
*Debate on declaring independence
*Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
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