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 get the soldiers to believe in themselves. Many soldiers at the beginning of the war did not believe that humble settlers could defeat and declare independence from a superpower; Great Britain. Although outnumbered and low on confidence, the Continental Army held its ground at the Battle of Bunker Hill and proved it could win the war. The colonies were in a state of turmoil. They had to pay exorbitant taxes, but they were not even considered the British “people”. The colonies tried to achieve peace with documents such as the Olive Branch Petition, but were rejected several times. So, after many attempts at peace and having tolerated many unfair taxes as well as having to host British soldiers without having a say in the matter, the colonists met at the 2nd Continental Congress and discussed whether or not to attack the British Redcoats; they were sick and tired of having to tolerate this tyranny. In the 1st Continental Congress, leaders of the colonies, excluding Georgia, met at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in response to the Intolerable Acts passed because of the Boston Tea Party. The result was for peace, and so King George was offered an olive branch. King George rejected the proposal and the colonists became angry. On April 19, 1775, the colonists' minutemen and the redcoats, who were soldiers on the British side, clashed at Lexington and Concord. The first bullet fired was “The Shot Heard Around the World.” The war had begun. On May 10, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga. Then, after the Second Continental Congress, that same day, George Washington, the new… The British finally recognized them and declared all-out war. At first most of the colonists didn't 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 voice. Works Cited “The Battle of Bunker Hill Begins.” History.com. A&E and Web Television Networks. October 17, 2013.."11d. Bunker Hill." Bunker Hill [ushistory.org]. Np, nd 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: cardinal point, 2007.