road to revotution 5.3 & 5.4

Continental Congress Meets

Sep 5, 1774

All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
votes to send a "statement of grievances"

votes to boycott all British Trade Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unit against Britain

1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

Apr 1, 1775

general Gage rings thousands to Britain with more on the way

Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Apr 18, 1775

paul revere rides to warn the sons of Lirety in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming...the British are coming

Battles of Legington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

battle of Lexington
1st battle of America Revolutionary War
"shot heard around the world" Ralph Waldo Emerson
BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord
Americans Stop Brittish and force then 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

Second Continetal Congress meet

May 10, 1775

Print $$$
set up post office
created Continental Army led by George Wahington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 16, 1775

Fought on breed's Hill
don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- Willam Prescott
BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.

Wahington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

Jul 15, 1775

realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
need weapons

"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

Jan 10, 1776

Pamphlet inspire mire colonist to become patriots
every thing that is right or responsible pleads for separation The blood slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, TIS TIME TO PART - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

British Surrender Boston

Mar 17, 1776

Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington pits cannons on Dorchester
Heights overlook Boston
BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory

Second Continetal Congress meet agian

Jun 15, 1776

Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson in the primary author of the document

Second Continental Congress votes for Independants

Jul 2, 1776

everyone voted in favor