Rode to elevation 5.3 5.4

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  • Continental Congress meets

    All colonies but Georgia have representatives
    voted to send a "Statement of grievance"
    voted to boycott all British trade
    Patrick Henry -VA Rep urged colonies unite against briten

  • 1,000s of red coats in boston

    General Gage brings thousands British of British solders to Boston on the way

  • Midnight ride of paul revere

    Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming" " the British are coming

  • Battels of lexington and concord

    first battle of american revolutionary war
    "shot heard around the world"
    British victory
    Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
    American victory

  • Capture of Ticonderoga

    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
    Get all supplies in the fort including 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 hessian soldiers in response

  • Battle of bunker hill

    fought on breeds hill
    " don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes" William Prescott
    British victory( Americans ran out of ammo)
    British learn defeating Americans would not be easy

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with cotinental troops

    Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
    needs wepons

  • "Common Sense: published by Thomas Paine

    pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
    "Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for sepatation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nauture cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART"-Thomas Paine, Common Sense

  • British surrender Boston

    washington believes his army is ready and weaponds arrive
    washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
    British retreat-American victory

  • Second Continental Congress meet again

    Debate On declaring independence
    Thpmas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

  • Second continental congress votes for independence

  • The Declaration of independence is signed