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- 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]
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- General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
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- Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming"
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- Battle of Lexington ~
- 1st battle of America Revolutionary War.
- "Shot heard round the world"- Ralph Waldo
- BRITISH Victory
- Battle of Concord ~
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
- AMERICAN Victory
- Battle of Lexington ~
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- Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort.
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.
- AMERICAN victory
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- print $$
- set up a post office
- created a continental army led by George Washington
- sent Olive Branch asking kind to protectr their rights
- King hired 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response
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- Fought on Breed's hill
- "Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyess" -BRITISH victory, (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.
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- realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
- need weapons
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- pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
- "Everything that is right or reasonable pleds for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART"- Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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- Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive.
- Washington put cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
- BRITISH retreat- AMERICAN victory
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- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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