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Declaring Independence

Declaring Independence. Declaration of Independence Being Read to a Crowd. First Continental Congress. Sept. 1, 1774 Met for 4 months Did not aim for independence Agreed on = Non-Importation No exportation to England Repeal of Coercive Act Removal of troops.

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Declaring Independence

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  1. Declaring Independence Declaration of Independence Being Read to a Crowd

  2. First Continental Congress • Sept. 1, 1774 • Met for 4 months • Did not aim for independence • Agreed on = Non-Importation No exportation to England Repeal of Coercive Act Removal of troops

  3. Lexington & Concord, 1775 • April 17, 1775 = British troops march to Lexington to remove stockpile of weapons • Paul Revere, “The British are Coming!” • 70 British killed, over 170 wounded

  4. 1775 • 2nd Continental Congress met in Philadelphia • Fort Ticonderoga = Ethan Allen secures fort • Battle of Bunker Hill • “Olive Branch Petition”

  5. Declaration of Independence, 1776 • 90 towns drafted declarations • June 1776 – August 1776 • Colonies used declarations to explain their actions • Thomas Jefferson & John Locke • King referred to as “He”

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