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-all colonies but Georgia have representatives
voted to send "statement of grievances"(complaints)
-voted to boycott all British trade-----patrick Henry
-vp rep. urged colonist to unite against the British. -
-General Gage brings thousands of British 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 in the American Revolutionary War
-"shot heard round the world"-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-British victory
Battle of concord
-Americans stop british and fore them to retreat back to boston
-american victory -
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-American victory -
- they started to print $$$$
- set up post office
- created the continental army led by George Washington
- send an olive branch asking for the king to protect their rights
- the king hires 30000 Hessian soldiers in response
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-fought on breeds hill
-"dont fire till you see the wights of there eyes"-william Prescott
-british victory (americans ran out of ammunition) british learned defeating americans would not be eazy -
-realized men are disorganized and need discipline
-need wepons -
-pamphlet inspires mor colonest to become patriots
-"evrey thing that is right or reasonable pleeds for separation the blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'tis time to part"-thomas paine -
-Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights looking over bostan
-british retreat amarican victory -
-debates on declaring independance
-thomas Jefferson is the primary auther -
-all 13 colonies vote yes on the declaration of independence -
