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- Washington believes his army is ready and weapons have arrived -Washington's puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
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General Gage came to the colonies arriving with 1,000 British red coats to unite the colonies under the british rule
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Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of liberty in Lexington and Concord the the "British are coming... The British are coming"
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-Battle of Lexington-
1st Battle of American Revolution
"Shot heared around the world" Raleigh Waldo Emerson
-Battle of Concord-
Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
American Vitctory -
Benefit Armold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including
AMERICAN VICTORY -
-Print their own money
-Set up their own post office
-Created Continental Army led by George Washington
-Sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights
-The King hires 30,00 troops/Hessian's soldiers to fight with the British troops. -
-Fought on Breeds Hill
-"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" William Prescott
British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating the Americans will not be easy -
-Realizes the men are not organize and needed to be disciplined - Needed weapons
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All colonies but Georgia's have representatives.
Voted to send "statement of grievances"
Voted to boycott all British goods.
Patrick Henry We rep. urgreed colonists to to unite against the british -
-Pamphlet inspires more colonists 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"- Thomas Pete, Common Sense -
- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document"
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