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continental Congress meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representatives
- voted a statement of grievances
- voted to boycott all British trade
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1000 of redcoats in boston
-General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on way -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict and Ethan Allen capture the fort
-get all supplies in the fort including cannons -AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental congress meet
-print $$$$$
-set up a post office
-Created Continental Army led by George Washington
-post office
-sent Olive Branch asking KIng to protect their rights
-King hires 30000 Hessians in response -
Battle of bunker hill
-Fought on breeds hill
-don't fire until you see the whites of there eye -Brittish learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Bostion with continental troops
-realizes men are disorganized and need discipline -need weapons -
common sense published
-pamphlet inspires more colonist 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 -
British surrender Boston
-Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
-washington puts cannons on Dorchester height over looking bostion
-American victory