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All colonies but Georgia have representatives
Voted to send a "statement of grievances
(a list of complaints)
Voted to Boycott all British Trade
Patrick Henry -- VA rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain -
General Gage brings thousands of Bristish soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming.." -
Battle of Lexington -
-- 1st battle of American Revolutionary War
--"shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
-- BRISTISH Victory
Battle of Concord -
-- Americans Stop British force them to retreat back to Boston
-- American Victory -
Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
- Print $$$$
- Set up post office
- Created Continental Army led by Georger Washington
- Sent Olvive Branch asking King to protect their rights
- King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response
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Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeated Americans would NOT be easy. -
- Realizes men are disorganized need discipline
- Need weapons
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pamphlet inspires more colonist to become patriots
"every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, " TIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine, Commmon Sense -
- Washingtion believes his army is read weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Drochester Heights overlooking Boston
- BRITISH retreat -- AMERICAN VICTORY