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All colonies but Georgia has representatives
Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
Voted to Boycott all British Trade -
General Gage brings thousands of British soliders to Boston with more on the way. -
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming...The British are coming..." -
Battle of Lexington
1st battle of American Revolutionary War
"shot hearrd round the war" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord
Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston -
~ Bendict Androld and Ethan Allen capture the fort at night
~ Americans capture much needed supplies and and ammunition in the fort including cannons
~ AMERICAN Victory -
Print money
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
~ King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
~ Fought on Breed's Hill
~ " Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
~ BRITISH Victory ( Americans ran out of ammuition) Britsh learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
Pamphlet inspires more colonists become parotriots
"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. The blood slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART" - Thomas Paine, Common Sense -
Washigton believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
All 13 colonies votes YES on declaring independence -
