Road to Revolutionary 5.3 & 5.4

Second Continental Congress votes for Independence

177

All 13 vote YES on on declaring Independance

Continental Congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

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

1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming.."

Battles of Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

1st battle of the 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

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all the supplies in the fort including cannons
American Victory

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of there eyes"-William Prescott
British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy.

Second Continental Congress meet again

Jun 15, 1776

Debate on Declaring Independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

The Declaration of Inependence is signed

Jul 4, 1776

Fireworks