Road to independece

By stu.vogeld@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • First Continental Congress meets

    -All the colonies but Georgia have representives
    -voted to send a "statement of grievances" (a list of compants)
    -Voted to Boycott all British trade -Patrick Henry- VA rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain

  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    General Gage brings thousands of Britsh soldiers Boston with more on the way.

  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming...The British are coming."

  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    -Battle of Lexington
    -1st battle of American Revolutionary War
    -"shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
    -BRITSH victory
    -Battle of Concord
    -Amercains Stop Britsh and force them to retreat back to boston
    -AMERICAN Victory

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    -Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen captured the fort
    - Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
    - AMERICAN victory

  • Second Continental Congress meet

    • Print money -Set up post office -Created Continental Army led by George Washington -Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights -King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    -Fought on Breed's Hill
    -"Don't fire untill you see the whites of their eyes" -William Presoctt
    -BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn deseating Americans would NOT be easy

  • Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental Troops

    -Realizes men are disorganized need discipline
    -Need weapons