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- All colonies but Georgia have representatives
- Voted to send a a "statement of grievances"
- Voted to Boycott all British Trade
- Patrick Henry - Va rep. urged colonists
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- General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way
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- Paul Revere warned the Sons of Liberty & Concord that " the British were coming"
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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 -
- Americans stop British & force them to retreat
- American Victotry
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- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Get all supplies in the fort
- AMERICAN Victory
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- Print $$$$
- Set up post office
- Created Continental Army led by Georgia Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
- King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers
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- fought on Breeds Hill
- "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -William Prescott
- BRITISH Victory (American ran out of amo) British learn its NOT easy
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- Realizes men are disorganized & need disciple
- Need weapons
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- pamphlet inspires more colonies to become patriots
- "Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'THIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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- Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
- BRITISH retreat - American Victory
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- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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- Voting
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- 4TH OF JULY
