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Continental Congress meets
-All colonist but Georgia has representatives
-Voted to send a "statement of grievances" -
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 & 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 and force them to retreat back to Boston -
Second Continental Congress meet
-Print money
-Set up post office
-Created continental army led by George Washington
Sent Oliver Branch Petition asking King George ||| to Protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort at night
-Americans capture much needed supplies and ammunition in the fort including cannons
-AMERICAN VICTORY -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Fought on Breed's Hill
-"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
-BRITISH VICTORY(American ran out of ammunition) British learning defeating Americans would NOT be easy -
Washington 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
-"Everything 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
-All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence -
The Declaration of Independence is signed!!!
