Road to Revolution

By Dewey. C P.4

  • colonentle congress

    all colonies but georga have reprsenitives. voted send a statment of grivences. voted to boycot trade with the brittish.

  • 1000 red coats in boston

    genral gadge brings thousands of red coats

  • midnight ride of paul revere

    aul revier rides to warn the sons of libirty of the brittish troupes

  • battle of lexington

    1st battle of the american revolution
    brittish victory
    americans deffet the british and force them to retreat
    american victory

  • capture of fort tigeronda

    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
    get all supplies in fort including cannons
    american victory

  • second continental congress meet

    print there own money set up a post office created continental army led by george washington and sent olive branch asking the king to protect there rights

  • battle of bunker hill

    faught on breeds hill
    british victory
    brittish learned that deffeting the americans would not be easy

  • washing ton arrves on the outskirts of boston with continental troops

    relizes men are disorganized and need disciplin and need wepons

  • common sense published by thomas paine

    pamphlet inspiers more colonists to become patriots
    every thing that is right or reasonable pleades for seperation the blood of the slain the weeping voice of natures cries tis time to part thomas paine

  • british surrender boston

    washington belives his army is ready and wepons arrive
    washington puts cannons on dorchester hights overlooking boston
    british retreat

  • secont continental congress meet again

    debate on declareing independence and thomas jefferson in primary author of the document

  • second continental congress votes for independence

  • decloration of independence is signed