Road to Revolution 5.3 and 5.4

Continental congress

Sep 5, 1774

-All colonies but Georgia has representatives
-voted to send a "statement of grievances"
-voted to Boycott all British Trade

1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings thousands of 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. . . The British are coming..."

Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
need weapons

"common Senses" published by Thomas Pain

Jan 10, 1776

pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Everything that is right or reasonable. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries,"ITS TIME TO PART"-Thomas Paine, common Sense

Second Continental congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

Debate on declaring Independence Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

Second Continental Congress votes for independence

Jul 2, 1776

All 13 colonies voted YES on declaring independence

The Declaration of Independence is signed

Jul 4, 1776