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-All of the 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 Great Britain -
-General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way
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-Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming"
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-Battle of Lexington
-First battle of the 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
- American Victory -
- Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Get all supplies in the fort including the cannons
- American victory
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- Print money
- Set up post office
- Created continental army led by George Washington
- Sent Olive branch asking King to protect their rights --- King hires 30,000 soldiers Hessian soldiers in response
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- Fought for Breeds Hill -" Don't fire until you see the withes of their eyes" - William Presscot
- British Victory( Americans ran out of ammo) British learned defeating the Americans wouldn't be easy
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- Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
- Need weapons
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- 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
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- Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights looking over Boston
- British retreat- American Victory
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- Debate on Declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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