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First Continental Congress Meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
- Voted to send a "statement of grievances."
- Voted to Boycott all British Trade.
- Patrick Henry is the Virginia REP. urged colonists to unite against Britain.
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1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
- General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
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Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord the the "British are coming... The British are coming." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Battle of Lexington
--1st battle of American Revolutionary War
--"shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo
--Emerson
--British Victory - Battle of Concord
--Americans stop British and force them to retreat
back to Boston
--AMERICAN Victory
- Battle of Lexington
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Get all the supplies in the fort including cannons
- AMERICAN Victory
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Battle of Bunker Hill
- Fought on Breed's Hill
- "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Scott
- BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy