1. Steps to Revolution

2. First Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia for 7 weeks
Wrote document to King George III asking for rights to be restored

3. Midnight Ride

4. Midnight Ride Paul Revere and William Dawes warn Boston
Dr. Samuel Prescott warns Concord

5. Lexington and Concord 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

6. Second Continental Congress
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

7. Battle of Bunker Hill 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