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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-- VA rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain. -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to 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
---first battle of American Revolutionary War
-- "Shot heard round the world"-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
--- BRITISH victory Batlle of Concord
--- Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN victory. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"--William Prescott BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition)
British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy