Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

By Stu.chadwellw@mishawaka.k12.in.us
  • 2018 BCE

    Continental congress meets

    All colonies but Georgia have representatives.Voted to send a statement of grievances.Voted to Boycott all British trade.

  • 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 and Concord

    Battle of Lexington-!st battle of the American revolution-shot heard around the world-Ralph Waldo Emerson-British victory.Battle of Concord-Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston-American victory.

  • Capture of Fort ticonderoga

    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured the fort.Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.American victory.

  • Second Continental Congress meet

    Print there own money,Set up a post office,and even created the continental army led by George Washington.Sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights.King hires 30,000 Hessian soldiers in response.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Fought on Breed's hill.Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes-William Prescott.British victory{Americans ran out of ammunition}British learn defeating the Americans would not be easy.

  • Washing ton arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops.

    Realizes men are disorganized and 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 weapons arrive.Washington puts cannons on Dorchester 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