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All colonists 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 Britan -
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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-1st Battle of American Revolutionary War
-"shots heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo
Emerson -
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort.
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.
AMERICAN Victory -
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 Hessian Soldiers in response -
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 -
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. The blood of slain, the weeping voice of nature -
Washington belives his army is ready and weapons arrive,
Washing ton puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat- AMERICAN Victory -
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the documant -
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Realizes men are editorialized and need discipline
need weapons
