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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 colonists to unite against Britain -
1,000 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 and Concord
- Battle of Lexington 1st Battle of American Revolutionary War "shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Battle of Concord Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston` American victory
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen capture that fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN victory -
Battle on Bunker Hill
fought on Breed Hill
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -William Prescott
british victory british learned defeating americans will be hard