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Continental Congress meets
- 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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1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
- General Gage brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with more on the way
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common Sense Published by Thomas pPaine
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation.
The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, tis time to part Thomas paine -
Second Continental congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas jeffrson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental congress votes for independence
every one voted in favor -
The Declaration of independence is signed