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Met in Philadelphia for 7 weeks
Wrote document to King George III asking for
rights to be restored
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Paul Revere and William Dawes warn Boston
Dr. Samuel Prescott warns Concord
•Sugar Act
•Tea Act
•Townshend Act
•Writs of Assistance
•Stamp Act
•Quartering Act
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King George III responds by sending troops
General Gage leads British troops
April 1775, battles of Lexington and Concord
occur
Minute-men fight for colonists, able to be
ready for battle in a minute
Most colonists loyal to British now see British
firing at colonists
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May 1775, meets in Philadelphia, uncertain
for independence
Thomas Paine writes “Common Sense”
Common sense to want independence from
King George III
Declaration of Independence written by
Thomas Jefferson
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Colonists took top of Breed’s Hill
William Howe commanded British to attack
uphill
British eventually took the hill, but over 1,000
British soldiers were killed or wounded