The document summarizes key events during the lead up to American independence, including the Second Continental Congress forming an army under George Washington, the British passing the Prohibitory Act to cut off trade, and Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capturing Fort Ticonderoga without firing a shot. It also discusses the Battles of Bunker Hill where the British attacked three times before the Americans ran out of ammunition and retreated, after which Britain hired Hessian mercenaries to aid their war effort. Finally, it mentions Henry Knox hauling cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to use against the British in Boston, forcing their retreat from the city.