Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

Continental congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

All colonies but Georgia have representatives, they voted to send a "statements of grievances" as well as voting to boycott british goods

Thousands of redcoats in boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings MORE British soldiers to Boston with more on the way

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming.. British are coming!"

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 19, 1775

the battle of Lexington and concord-
- first battle of the american revolutionary war
-"shot heard around the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
-BRITISH victory
- Battle of Concord
- americans stop the british from crossing a bridge
- American victory

Second Continental congress meet

May 10, 1775

-print money
-set up post office
- Created continental army led by George Washington
- Sent an olive branch petition
- King George III hires 30,000 Hessian soldiers in response

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Jun 10, 1775

Benedict arnold & Ethan allen capture the fort
they get some supplies and ammo
American victory

Battle of bunker hill

Jun 16, 1775

Fought on Breed's hill
"don't fire until you can see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
Ran out of ammo, British victory

Washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

realizes the colonists are disorganized and needed discipline
needed more weapons and supplies

"common sense" published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

Pamphlet is to persuade 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

Mar 17, 1776

Washington believes his troops are ready & weapons arrive
Washington places troops on Rochester heights overlooking Boston

Second continental congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

They debate on declaring independence from Britain
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Second continental congress votes for independence

Jul 2, 1776

all 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence

Declaration of Independence is signed!

Jul 4, 1776

yay?