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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 -
1000'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 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 -
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