Road to Independence

By stu.amadorl2@mishawaka.k12.in.us
  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets

    All Colonies but Georgia have representatives.
  • 1,000's of Red Coats in boston

    1,000's of Red Coats in boston

    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers in Boston with more on the way.
  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    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..."
  • Second Continental Congress meets.

    Second Continental Congress meets.

    • Print Money
    • Set up a post office
    • Created Continental Army led by George Washington
    • Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights -King Hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    • fought on Breed's Hill
    • "Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
    • BRITISH Victory (American ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.

  • Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with Continental troops.

    -Realizes men are disorganized need discipline.
    -Need weapons

  • "Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine

    • pamphlets inspires more colonists to become patriots -Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of natures cries. This TIME TO PART.

  • British Surrender Boston

    -Washington believes his army is ready weapons arrive
    -Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
    -British retreat - American Victory
    - BRITISH retreat - American Victory

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    -Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort.
    - Got all supplies in the fort including cannons.
    -American Victory

  • Second Continental Congress meets again

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

  • Second Continental Congress votes for Independence.

    • All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence.

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed!

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!