Debates in Parliament
Lord North’s mistaken hopes of securing New York
Warren’s oration at the Old South
Attempt to corrupt Samuel Adams.
Orders to arrest Adams and Hancock
Pitcairn fires upon the yeomanry, April 19, 1775
Retreating troops rescued by Lord Percy
The troops repulsed at Concord.
Retreat continued from Lexington to Charlestown
Rising of the country; the British besieged in Boston.
Mecklenburg County Resolves, May 31, 1775
Legend of the Mecklenburg “Declaration of Independence”
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen
Capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point, May 10, 1775
Second meeting of the Continental Congress, May 10, 1775
Appointment of Washington to command the Continental army
Arrival of Putnam, Stark, and Warren, June 17, 1775
Gage decides to try an assault
Third assault succeeds; the British take the hill
Excessive slaughter; significance of the battle
Washington arrives in Cambridge
Absence of governmental organization
New government of Massachusetts, July, 1775
