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All colonies but Georgia have representatives and they voted to send a statement of grievances to the king. They also voted to boycott all British trades. Patrick Henry urged colonists to unite against Britain.
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General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more in the way.
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Battle Of Lexington
- 1st battle of American Revolutionary War
- "shot heard around the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- BRITISH Victory
Battle Of Concord
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
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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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- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Got all uppies in the fort including cannons
- AMERICAN Victory
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They print money. They set up a post office and created a Continental Army led by George Washington. They sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights and the King hired 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response.
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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 the Americans would NOT be easy
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He realizes his men are disorganized and need discipline. He also needs weapons.
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The pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots. "Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood is 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 the weapons arrive so he puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston. The British retreat so it's an American Victory.
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They debate on declaring independence. Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document.
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