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~all colonies except Georgia have representatives
~voted to send a "statement of grievances"
~voted to boycott all British trade
~Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged the colonists to unite against Britain -
~General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
~Paul rides to warn the SOns of Liberty in Lexington and Concord the the "British are coming... The British are coming..." -
~1st battle of American Revolutionary War
~"shot heard round the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
~British Victory ~Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
American Victory -
~Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
~Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
~American victory -
~Prints their own money
~Sets up a post office
~Created a Continental Army led by George Washington
~Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessians 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 ammo) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
~Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
~Need weapons -
~Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
~"Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the stain, 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 -
~All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence -
~Debate on declaring independence
~Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
