Road to Independence

By 50stu.braniffa1@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • First Continental Congress meets

    All colonies but Georgia have representative

  • British Surrender Boston

    Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
    Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Height overlooking Boston
    British retreat - American victory

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured the fort.
    Get all supplies in the fort including cannons.
    American victory

  • Second Continental Army meeting

    Print $$$
    Set up post office
    Created Continental Army led by George Washington
    Sent olive branch asking the king to protect their rights
    -King hires 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response

  • Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with Continental troops

    Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline.
    Need weapons.

  • "Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

    Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
    "Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'Tis time to part" -Thomas Paine, Common Sense

  • Second Continental Congress meets again

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