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continental congress meets
- all colonies but Georgia has representatives
- voted to send a "statement of grievances"
- voted to boycott all British trade
- Patrick Henry- VA rep. urged colonists to
unite against Britain
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1,000's of redcoats in boston
general Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
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" -
battles of Lexington & concord
- battle of Lexington- 1st battle of american revolutionary War
- "shot herd around the world' -Ralph waldo Emerson
- BRITISH victory
- battle of concord-
- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to boston
- american victory
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capture of fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & earthen Allen capture the fort
- get all supplies the fort including cannons
- American victory
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second continental congress meet
- print $$$$
- set up post office
- created the continental army led by George Washington
-Congress sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights
- king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in response
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battle of bunker hill
- 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 learned defeating Americans would NOT be easy
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washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental troops
- realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
- need weapons
