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Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort. Get all supplies in the fort including cannons. AMERICAN victory. -
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British Colonies, that met to deal with the Intolerable Acts. Georgia was the only colony that did not send a representative to the Congress. They agreed to boycott British goods at first, if Parliment would not repeal the Intolerable Acts.
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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 of American Revolutionary War
“shot heard round the world” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord -
Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
AMERICAN Victory -
Print $$$$/Set up 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 -
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 defeating Americans would Not be easy. -
Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline/Need Weapons -
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 -
Washington believes in his army is ready and weapons arrive/Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston/British retreat-American Victory -
Debate on declaring independence/Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document