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| Battle of Lexington Adams, Samuel |  |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Battle of Lexington Dawes, William | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Battle of Lexington Revere, Paul | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Battle of Lexington Warren, Joseph | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Committee Oppression Adams, Samuel | |
| Committees of Oppression are established in 300 towns in the American colonies |
Committees of Oppression report British  infringements of liberty |
| Boston Committees of Oppression report to Boston |
| Congress of Continental Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Washington Appointed Delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Constitution Washington, George | |
| 14th Oct Washington The Declaration of Rights & Grievances is adopted by the Continental Congress |
| Continental Congress Jay Jay, John | |
| Washington Appointed Member of the Continental Congress |
| Declaration of Fairfax Resolves Washington, George | |
| 1st Dec Fairfax Signs a measure barring the importation of slaves |
| 1st Dec Fairfax Threatens to stop all Colonial exports to Britain |
| Declaration of Suffolk Resolves Warren, Joseph | |
| 17th Sep Washington The Resolves are drawn up by Dr Warren & adopted by Suffolk County, Massachusett |
| Delegate Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Washington Appointed Delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Election Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Washington Leader of the Sth Caroliner radicals is elected delegate to the Continental Congress |
| President Washington, George | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army |
| Suffolk Resolves Revere, Paul | |
| 9th Sep Philadelphia Paul Revere carries a copy to the Suffolk Resolves to the Continental Congress , which is in session in Philadelphia |
| 17th Sep Philadelphia The Suffolk Resolves are passed by the Continental Congress protesting against British coercive legislation |
| Suffolk Resolves Warren, Joseph | |
| 9th Sep Massachusetts The Suffolk Resolves urge Massachusetts to establish a separate free state until the Coercive Acts were repealed |
| 9th Sep Milton Representatives from Boston and Suffolk County towns respond to the Coercive Acts, Warren captures the mood of his fellow delegates in a series of resolutions |
| 9th Sep Milton The Suffolk Resolves announce that subjects no longer owe loyalty to a King who violates their rights |
| 9th Sep Milton The Suffolk Resolves are passed by a unanimous vote of the Suffolk County towns |
| 9th Sep Milton The Suffolk Resolves proclaim the Coercive Acts to be unconstitutional and void and officials charged with the enforcement of these illegal acts are called upon to resign |
| 17th Sep Philadelphia The Suffolk Resolves are passed by the Continental Congress protesting against British coercive legislation |
