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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. -
Road to Revolution- 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 colonists to unite against Britain. -
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." -
Battle of Lexington & 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 forces them to retreat back to Boston
-AMERICAN VICTORY -
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.