Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

By ..Savannah..

  • 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 Britain

  • 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 around the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
    -BRITISH Victory
    -Battle of Concord
    -Americans stop Britsh 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
    -AMERICAN victory

  • 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 Hessians Soldiers in response

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    • Fought on Breeds Hill -"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott -BRITISH victory (Americans ran out of ammo) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

    -realizes men are disorganized & needed 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 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 & 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 declaration

  • Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

    -All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed