Road to Revolutions

By stu.simonsl1@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • Continental congress meets

    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

    General gage brings thousands of british soliders to boston with more on the way.

  • Midnight rode of Paul Revere

    Paul Revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in lexington and concord that the "british are coming"

  • Battles of lexington & Concord

    *battle of lexington
    - 1st battle of america revolutionary war
    - shot heard round the world - ralph Waldo emerson
    - British victory
    * Battle of concord
    - americans stop the british and force them to retreat back to boston

  • Capture of fort Ticonderoga

    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
    get all the supplies in the fort including the cannons
    American Victory

  • Second Continental congress meet

    print $$$$
    set up post office
    created continental army led by George Washington
    sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights
    king hires 30,000 Hessians soliders in response

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    fought on breed's hill
    "dont fire until you see the wits of their eyes" William Prescott
    British Victory
    British learn defeating Americans would not be easy

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops

    realizes men are disorganized % need discipline
    need weapons

  • " common sense " published by Thomas Paine

    pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
    "every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood that was slain, the weeping voices of nature cries, 'Tis time to part - Thomas Paine , common sense

  • British surrender boston

    Washington believes his army is ready % weapons arrive
    washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
    british threat

  • second continental congress meet again

    debate on declaring independence
    Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

  • second continental congress votes for independance

  • The Declaration of independance is signed