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General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way
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-Battle of Lexington,1st battle of American Revolutionary War,"shot around the world"-Ralph Waldo Emerson, BRITISH victory
-Battle of concord, A,mericans stop british and force them to retreat back to boston,AMERICAN victory -
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen Capture the fort
Get all Supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
-All colonies but georgia have representatives
-Voted to to send a "statement of grievances"
-voted to boycott all british trade
-Patrick Henry-VA rep.urged colonists to unite against britian -
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "british are coming"
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-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 responce -
-Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
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Fought on Breed's Hill//"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott//BRITISH VICTORY( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy
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-pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
-"Everything that is right orreasonable pleads for serpations. The blood of the slain , the weeping voice of nature cries,'TIS TIME TO PART'-Thomas Paine, common Sense -
-Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking boston
-BRITISH retreat- AMERICAN victory -
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
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