Taking place in 1775, at the start of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bunker Hill was a necessary victory early in the war to make the soldiers believe in themselves . At the start of the war, many soldiers did not believe that the modest colonists could defeat and declare their independence from a superpower; Great Britain. Although outnumbered and with little confidence, the Continental Army held firm at the Battle of Bunker Hill and proved it could win the war. The colonies were in a state of unrest. They had to pay extravagant taxes, but they were also not considered the “people” of Britain. The colonies attempted to achieve peace with documents such as the Olive Branch Petition, but were repeatedly refused. So, after many attempts at peace and after tolerating many unjust taxes and having to house British soldiers without being able to express themselves, the colonists gathered at the 2nd Continental Congress to debate whether or not to attack the British Redcoats; they were tired of having to tolerate this tyranny. During the 1st Continental Congress, leaders of the colonies except Georgia met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in response to the intolerable acts enacted because of the Boston Tea Party. The result was for peace and King George was offered an olive branch. King George refused the proposal and the colonists became angry. On April 19, 1775, the colonists' minutemen and the redcoats, soldiers on the British side, clashed at Lexington and Concord. The first bullet fired was “the shot heard round the world.” The war had started. On May 10, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga. Then, after the Second Continental Congress on the same day, George Washington, the new...... middle of paper ...... and opposed the full might of the British army and caused it serious losses, the British finally recognized them and declared all-out war. At first, most of the colonists did not want to fight because of this battle, they were ready. They were ready to win the war and get what they wanted most; independence and a voice. Works Cited “The Battle of Bunker Hill Begins.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, and Web. October 17, 2013..."11d. Bunker Hill." Bunker Hill [ushistory.org]. Np, and Web. October 17, 2013..Deverell, William and Deborah Gray White. History of the United States. Orlando: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006. Englar, Mary. The Battle of Bunker Hill. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Compass Point, 2007.