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Continental Congress meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
Voted to send a "statement of grievances".
Voted to Boycott all British Trade.
Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britian. -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
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
- AMERICAN Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons -
Second Continental Congress meet
Print $$$$
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
- King hires 30,000 Hessian's Soldiers in response -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't Fire until you see the whites of there eyes" - William Prescott
BRITISH Victory ( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of his slain, the weeping voice of nature cries , 'TIS TIME TO PART" - Thomas -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrives
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
British retreats- Americans win -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress vote for independence
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The Declaration of Independence is signed
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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"
