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Continental Congress Meets
*All the colonies but Georgia have representatives*voted to send a "statement of grievances"*Voted to Boycott all British Trade*patrick Henry- Va rep.urged colonis o unite againt Britian -
1,000's of Redcoats in boston
*General Gage brings thousand of British soilders to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
*Paul Revere rides on to warn the Sons of Lifberty in Lexingto and Concord that are "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 force them to repeat back to boston- AMefican Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
*Benefit Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
*Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
*American Victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
*Fought on Breed's Hill
*"DOnt Fire until you see the whites of their eyes."-William Prescott
*British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy -
Washington arrives on outskrts of Boston with Continetal troops
*Realizes men are disorgonize and need disiplin
*Need weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
*pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
*"EVery thing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. 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 & weapons arrive
*Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
*British retreat-AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continetal Congress meet again
*Debate on declaring independence
*Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continetal Congress votes for independence
*Alll 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence -
The Declaration of Independence is signed!
