indepence

first continental Congress meets

Sep 5, 1774

-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
-voted to send

1000s of red coats 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 lexiton and concord that "the British are coming"

battle of Lexington & concord

Apr 19, 1775

-Battle of Lexington
1st battle of America revolutionary war
"short heard round the world"-ralph waldo emerson
brit victory
Battle of concord
Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to boston
American victory

capture of fort ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

-benedicct Arnold Ethan allen capture the fort
-get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-american victory

battle of bunker hill

Jun 16, 1775

-fought on breeds hill
-"don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"William prescott
-bit victory(Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating the Americans would not be easy.

Washington arrives on outslirts of Boston with contenetal troops

Jul 15, 1775

-realizes men are disorganized need discipline
-need weapons

"common sense" published by Thomas paine

Jan 10, 1776

-pamphet inspires more colonists to become patriots
-"everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation the blood of the slain, the weeping of nature cries,"this time to part"- thomas paine, common sense

british surrender boston

Mar 17, 1776

-washington believes his army is ready weapons arrive
-washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking boston
-BRITISH retreat-AMERICAN victory

second continental Congress meets again

Jun 15, 1776

-debating on declaring indpendancre
-thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document

second continental Congress votes for independence

Jul 2, 1776

-all 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence

the declaration of independence is signed

Jul 4, 1776